List of newspapers in Australia
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This is a list of newspapers in Australia.
Contents
National[edit]
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.[2]
Daily newspapers[edit]
- The Australian (broadsheet)
- The Australian Financial Review
Weekly and monthly newspapers[edit]
- The Australian Senior
- The Latin Australian Times
- Business Review Weekly
- Green Left Weekly
- The Weekly Times
- Koori Mail
- Lloyd's List Australia (former Daily Commercial News)
- The Saturday Paper
- The Monthly
- Red Flag
- Riverina News Weekly
- The Australia Times
Defunct newspapers[edit]
- The Bulletin (1880–2008)
- Nation Review (1970-1981)
- The National Times (later The Times on Sunday) (1971–1987)[3]
New South Wales[edit]
Sydney and regional newspapers[edit]
There are many newspapers published in the State of New South Wales, serving both the capital, Sydney and the regions. Some newspapers are defunct; some have been renamed; some have been amalgamated. The two main Sydney newspapers are The Sydney Morning Herald, which was founded in 1831 when the state was still a colony, and The Daily Telegraph. For a full list see:
Main article: List of newspapers in New South Wales
Newspapers in languages other than English[edit]
There are also many current and past newspapers serving local communities in New South Wales that are published in languages other than English. For a full list see:
Victoria[edit]
Melbourne newspapers[edit]
- The Advocate (Melbourne) a Catholic Weekly, now an e-publication
- The Age (tabloid daily)
- Epoch Times (Chinese weekly)
- The Indian Sun (Monthly)
- G'day India (monthly)
- Herald Sun (tabloid daily)
- The Leader (the Leader Community Newspaper group publishes 33 local news titles covering metropolitan Melbourne)
- Melbourne Observer (tabloid weekly)[4]
- Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)
- Viet Times (Vietnam weekly)
Defunct Melbourne newspapers[edit]
- The Argus (1846–1957)
- The Australasian (became the Australasian Post in 1946)
- Australian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil (1873–1889)
- Box Hill Reporter
- Brighton Southern Cross
- Broadford Courier
- Broadmeadows Camp Sentry
- Brunswick and Coburg Leader
- Brunswick and Coburg Star
- Camberwell and Hawthorn Advertiser
- Caufield and Elsternwick Leader
- Coburg Leader
- Collingwood Fitzroy Mercury
- Daily Telegraph (1869–1892)
- Dandenong Advertiser
- Elsternwick Leader
- Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser
- Essendon Gazette
- Evelyn Observer
- Fitzroy City Press
- Flemington Spectator
- The Footscray Advertiser (1874–1982)
- Footscray Chronicle
- Frankston Standard
- Graphic of Australia
- Hawthorn Citizen
- Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian
- Heidelberg News
- The Herald (1840–1990)
- Hurstbridge Advertiser
- The Illustrated Australian News
- Independent
- Kerang New Times
- Kerang Times
- Kerang Times and Swan Hill Gazette
- Labor Call
- Lilydale Express
- Malvern Courier and Caulfield Mirror
- Malvern News
- Malvern Standard
- Marlborough & Dunolly Advertiser
- The Melbourne Advertiser (founded 1 January 1838)
- The Melbourne Express (5 February 2001 – 10 September 2001)
- Melbourne Punch
- Melbourne Star (1934)
- Melton Express
- Mercury (Fitzroy)
- The Mercury (Hobart)
- Moorabbin News
- Mornington Standard'
- mX (free afternoon commuter newspaper)
- Newsday (30 September 1969 – 3 May 1970)
- North Melbourne Advertiser (1873–1894)
- North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser (1895-1913)
- North Melbourne Gazette (1894-1901)
- Oakleigh and Caulfield Times
- Oakleigh Standard
- The Paper (Melbourne)
- Prahran Chronicle
- Prahran Telegraph (1860-1930)
- Port Melbourne Standard
- Port Phillip Gazette (1838–1951)
- Public Opinion
- Record (Melbourne paper)
- Richmond Australian
- Richmond Guardian
- Ringwood and Croydon Chronicle
- Sandringham News
- Sandringham Southern Cross
- Sealake Times
- Seaside News
- Smith's Weekly
- South Bourke and Mornington Journal
- South Bourke Standard
- Spectator Methodist Chronicle
- Sporting Judge
- The Sun (1922–1924)
- The Sun News-Pictorial (1922–1990)
- Sunbury News
- The Sunday Herald
- The Sunday Sun
- Sunshine Advocate
- Swan Hill Guardian
- Table Talk (1885–1939)
- Talbot Leader
- Terang Express
- Toora and Welshpool Ensign
- Trafalgar and Yarragon Times
- Traralgon Record
- The Truth
- Vigilante
- Weekly News (Yarraville)
- Weekly Times (Melbourne)
- Williamstown Advertiser
- Williamstown Chronicle
- Winner (1914–1917)
Regional newspapers[edit]
- The Advertiser (Bairnsdale)
- Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville Standard
- Ararat Advertiser
- Bacchus Marsh Express
- Ballarat News
- The Bellarine Times
- Benalla Ensign
- Bendigo Advertiser
- The Bendigo Weekly
- Brimbank Weekly
- The Camperdown Chronicle
- Casterton News
- Castlemaine Mail
- The Chronicle (Wangaratta)
- Cobram Courier
- Cohuna Farmer's Weekly
- Colac Herald
- Corryong Courier
- The Courier (Ballarat)
- Daylesford Advocate
- Dimboola Banner
- The Echo
- Euroa Gazette
- The Geelong Advertiser
- The Geelong News
- The Gippsland Times (Sale, Maffra and surrounding areas)
- The Guardian (Swan Hill)
- Hamilton Spectator
- Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian
- The Latrobe Valley Express (Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas)
- Marborough & Dunolly Advertiser
- The Midland Express
- The Miner (Ballarat to Winchelsea)
- The Moe and Narracan News
- Mortlake Dispatch
- Morwell Advertiser
- Morwell and Yinnar Gazette
- Mount Wycheproof Ensign
- Murchison Advertiser
- Myrtleford Mail and Whorouly Witness
- Nagambie Times
- Narracan Shire Advocate
- Nathalia Herald
- Nhill Free Press
- Ovens and Murray Advertiser
- Port Fairy Gazette
- The Portland Observer
- Riponshire Advocate
- Riverine Herald (Echuca)
- Rochester Express
- Romsey Express
- Rosedale Courier
- Rupunyup Spectator and Lubeck, Banyena, Rich Avon, and Lallat Advertiser
- Rutherglen Sun
- Shepparton Advertiser
- Shepparton News
- Snowy River Mail
- Sunraysia Daily (Mildura)
- The Surfcoast Times (Surfcoast Shire)
- Swan Hill Guardian
- The Traralgon Journal
- Wangaratta Chronicle
- The Warragul & Drouin Gazette
- The Warragul Citizen
- The Warrnambool Standard
- The Weekly Times
- Yea Chronicle
Defunct Victorian regional newspapers[edit]
- Alpine Observer
- Ararat Chronicle and Willaura and Lake Bolac Districts Recorder
- Avoca Free Pres
- Avoca Mail
- Bacchus Marsh Express
- Ballan Times
- Bealiba Times
- Benalla Independent
- Bendigonian
- Berringa Herald
- Beulah Record and Mallee Advocate
- Beulah Standard
- Birchip Advertiser
- Birrengurra Times
- Boort Standard
- Bruthen and Tambo Times
- Bunyip Free Press and Berwick Shire Guardian
- Camperdown Herald
- Casteron Free Press
- Casteron News
- Chiltern and Howlong Times
- Clunes Guardian and Gazette
- Cobden Times
- Colac Reformer
- Coleraine Albion and Western Advertiser
- Cressy and Lismore Pioneer
- Creswick Advertiser
- Donald Times
- Dookie and Katamatite
- Dunmunkle Standard
- Dunolly and Betbet Shire Express
- Echuca and Moama Advertiser
- Elsternwick Leader (1887–1902)
- Euroa Advertiser
- Evelyn Observer (1873–1942)
- Federal Standard
- Forster Mirror and South Gippsland Shire Advocate
- Gippsland Farmers Journal
- Gippsland Guardian (1855-1868)
- Gippsland Independent
- Gippsland Mercury
- Gippsland Standard
- Gippslander and Mirboo Times
- Gisborne Gazette
- Glengary, Toongabbie & Cowwarr Journal and Central Gippsland Reporter
- Gordon, Ergerton and Ballan Advertiser
- Great Southern Advocate
- Great Southern Star
- Grenville Standard
- Heyfield Herald
- Heytesbury Reformer
- Hopetoun Courier and Mallee Pioneer
- Horsham Times
- Inglewood Advertiser
- Jamieson and Wood's Point Chronicle
- Kerang New Times
- Kerang Observer
- Kerang Times
- Kerang Times and Swan Hill Gazette (1877–1889)
- Kilmore Advertiser
- Kilmore Free Press
- Kooweerup Sun, Lang Lang Guardian and Cranbourne Shire Record
- Korong Vale Lance
- Korot Sentinel and Tower Hill Advocate
- Kyabram Free Press and Rodney and Deakin Shire Advocate
- Kyabram Guardian
- Kyabram Union (1886–1894)
- Kyneton Guardian
- Lancefield Mercury and West Bourke Agricultural Record
- Lang Lang Guardian
- Lilydale Express
- Lismore, Derrinallum and Cressy Advertiser
- Maffra Spectator
- Maldon News
- McIvor Times & Rodney Advertiser
- Melton Express
- Mildura Cultivator
- Mildura Independent star
- Mildura Telegraph
- Minyup Guardian
- Mornington Standard (1911–1939)
- Morwell Advertiser (1876–1972)
- North Eastern Ensign
- Numurkah Standard
- Omeo Standard
- Ouyen Mail
- Ouyen Mail West Express
- Ovens Constitution (1856–1871)
- Pakenham Gazette and Berwick Shire News
- Penshurst Free Press
- Pitfield Banner and Hollybush Times
- Port Fairy Gazette
- Port Fairy Times and Macarthur News
- Port Melbourne Standard
- Portland Guardian (1842–1964)
- Portland Observer
- Powlett Express
- Quambatook Times
- Queenscliff Sentinel
- Rainbow Argus
- Riverine Herald
- Sandringham Southern Cross
- Sentinel
- Seymour Express
- South Bourke and Mornington Journal
- South Gippsland Shire Echo
- St Arnaud Mercury
- Stawell News and Pleasant Creek Chronicle
- Stock and Land
- Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express
- Traralgon Record (1883–1932)
- Tungamah and Lake Rowan Express
- Upper Murray and Mitta Herald Chronicle
- Utima and Chillonga Star
- Violet Town Sentinel
- Walhalla Chronicle
- Warracknambeal Herald
- Warragul Guardian
- Warrnambool Standard
- Wedderburn Express
- Werribee Shire Banner
- West Gippsland Gazette
- West Wimmera Mail and Natimuk Advertiser
- Willaura Farmer
- Wodonga and Towong Sentinel (1885–1954)
- Woodend Star
- Woomeland Sun and Lascelles and Ouyen
- Yackandandah Times (1890–1934)
- Yarrawonga Mercury and Southern Riverina Advertiser
- Yr Australydd
Queensland[edit]
Brisbane newspapers[edit]
- Brisbane News (free weekly magazine)
- Brisbane Times (online)
- The Courier-Mail (tabloid)
- The Epoch Times (Broadsheet Chinese weekly)
- The Catholic Leader (Brisbane)
- Newsbytes (online)
- Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)
- Queensland Asian Business Weekly (Chinese weekly)
- Queensland Country Life (published in Brisbane for Queensland rural readers)
Defunct Brisbane newspapers[edit]
- The Catholic Age (Brisbane) (1892–1929)
- Daily Mail (Brisbane 1903 - 1933)
- Daily Sun
- The Leader: the soldier's paper (Brisbane, 1918–1919)
- mX (free daily)
- The National Leader (Brisbane, 1916–1918)
- Queensland Country Life (1900–10)
- The Queenslander (Brisbane, 1866–1939)
- The Sunday Sun
- The Telegraph
- Truth (Brisbane, 1900 - 1954)
Brisbane community newspapers[edit]
- The Independent
- Quest Community Newspapers (city and suburban editions)
- The Reporter
- The Westerner
- Westside News
- Wynnum Herald
Regional Qld newspapers[edit]
- Albert & Logan News
- Ayr Advocate
- Balonne Beacon
- Beaudesert Times
- The Border Post (Stanthorpe)
- Bowen Independent
- Bundaberg NewsMail
- Caboolture Shire Herald
- Cairns Bulletin
- Cairns Newspapers
- Cairns Northern News
- The Cairns Post
- Cairns Sun
- The Canungra Times
- The Capricornian
- Central Queensland News (Emerald)
- The Charleville Courier
- The Chronicle
- Cooktown Local News
- The Daily Mercury
- Darling Downs Gazette
- The Evening Advocate
- Fraser Coast Chronicle
- The Gladstone Observer
- Gold Coast Bulletin
- Gold Coast Mail
- Gold Coast Sun
- Gympie Life
- Gympie Times
- Herbert River Express
- Home Hill Observer
- Innisfail Advocate
- The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser
- Ipswich News
- The Kuranda Paper[5]
- Logan West Leader
- Longreach Leader
- The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton)
- The Noosa Journal
- Noosa News
- Northern Herald (former Millstream Times)
- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers)
- Northern Times
- Pine Rivers Press
- Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette
- The Queensland Times (Ipswich)
- Redcliffe & Bayside Herald
- Redland City Bulletin
- South Burnett Times (Kingaroy)
- Southern Herald
- Sunshine Coast Daily
- Tablelander
- Tablelands Advertiser
- The Weekend Post
- The Whitsunday Times
- Toowoomba Chronicle
- Torres News
- Townsville Bulletin
- Townsville Sun
- Warwick Daily News
- Western Cape Bulletin
- The Western Star and Roma Advertiser
- Tropic Now
Defunct regional Qld newspapers[edit]
- Bayside Bulletin (amalgamated with The Redland Times to form the Redland City Bulletin)
- Cairns Argus
- The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton)
- The Charleville Times
- Dayboro Times and Moreton Mail
- The Humpybong Weekly and Advertiser
- The Logan and Albert Advocate
- The Logan Witness
- North Queensland Telegraph and Territorial Separationist (Townsville)
- Northern Age and North Queensland Telegraph (Townsville)
- The Redland Times (amalgamated with the Bayside Bulletin to form the Redland City Bulletin)
- St. George Standard and Balonne Advertiser
Western Australia[edit]
For more details on this topic, see List of newspapers published in Western Australia.
For more details on this topic, see Pilbara newspapers.
Perth newspapers[edit]
- Avenewz Magazine (leading subcontinent news)
- The Eastern Tribune
- The Epoch Times (broadsheet Chinese weekly)
- Nedlands Subiaco Post
- Punjabi Times (Punjabi news)
- The Sunday Times
- WA Business News
- The West Australian (tabloid)
Defunct Perth newspapers[edit]
- The Call
- The Daily News
- The Independent
- The Mirror
- The Morning Herald (c.1902)
- The Western Mail
Regional W.A. newspapers[edit]
- Albany Advertiser
- Broome Advertiser
- Bunbury Herald
- Bunbury Mail
- Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
- Busselton-Margaret Times
- Capes Herald
- Coolgardie Miner
- Countryman (statewide)
- Darlington Review
- Esperance Express
- Geraldton Guardian
- Golden Age (Coolgardie daily)
- Goldfield Courier (Coolgardie)
- Goldfields Express (Goldfields region)
- Great Southern Herald (Katanning)
- Harvey Reporter
- Kalgoorlie Miner
- Kimberley Echo (Kununurra)
- Kimberley Times (Derby)
- Mandurah Coastal Times
- Mandurah Mail
- Manjimup-Bridgetown Times
- Midwest Times
- Mundaring Magazine
- Murray Mail (Pinjarra)
- Narrogin Observer
- North West Telegraph (Port Hedland)
- Northern Guardian (Carnarvon)
- The Northern Times (Carnarvon, W.A.)
- Northern Valleys News (Northern Valleys – Bindoon, Bullsbrook, Calingiri, Chittering, Gingin, Mogumber, Muchea, Wannamal)
- Pilbara Echo (Karratha, Dampier, Pilbara)[6]
- Pilbara News (Karratha)
- Pinjarra Murray Times (Pinjarra)
- Sound Telegraph (Rockingham)
- South Western Times (Bunbury)
- Southern Avon Chronicle (Northam, York)
South Australia[edit]
Adelaide[edit]
- The Adelaide Review
- The Advertiser (tabloid)
- The Epoch Times (broadsheet Chinese weekly)
- Messenger Newspapers
- Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)
- The Southern Cross (Catholic weekly newspaper, now monthly)
- Sunday Mail (tabloid)
Defunct Adelaide newspapers[edit]
- About Town (Adelaide, December 1979 – August 1981)
- Adelaide Aeroplane (November 1919 – February 1920)
- Adelaide Echo (September–October 1877)
- Adelaide Guardian (September–October 1839)
- Adelaide Morning Chronicle (June 1852 – November 1853)
- Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung (German-language paper, 1851-1862)
- Australische Zeitung German-language newspaper from Adelaide
- Weekly Herald, Herald, and Daily Herald Labor weekly then daily
- Evening Journal (Adelaide, 1869–1912, became The News)
- The Independent Weekly
- The News (Adelaide)
- Port Adelaide News, a weekly (and for a time bi-weekly) published 1878 to 1933 which folded and re-started several times
- Quiz (Adelaide, 1889–90, 1900–09, a satirical weekly; incorporates Quiz and the Lantern (1890–1900))
- The South Australian (1844–51)
- South Australian Chronicle (published weekly under various similar titles July 1858 – 1955 by The Advertiser)
- The Southern Australian (1838–44)[7]
- Truth four different newspapers between 1890 and 1964, the last one part of the Norton stable
- The Voice (1892–1894) political weekly founded by J. Medway Day
Regional S.A. newspapers[edit]
- Barossa Herald (Tanunda)
- The Border Chronicle (Bordertown)
- The Border Times (Pinnaroo)
- The Border Watch (Mount Gambier)
- The Bunyip (Gawler)
- The Burra Broadcaster (Burra)
- Coastal Leader (Kingston SE)
- The Courier (Mount Barker)
- The Eyre Peninsula Tribune (Cleve)
- The Flinders News (Port Pirie)
- The Leader (Barossa Valley)
- The Murray Pioneer (Renmark)
- The Murray Valley Standard (Murray Bridge)
- The Narracoorte Herald (Naracoorte) historical spelling as used by Trove
- The Northern Argus (Clare Valley)
- The Plains Producer (Balaklava)
- The Port Lincoln Times (Port Lincoln)
- The Recorder (Port Pirie)
- The Southern Argus (Strathalbyn)
- Stock Journal (statewide)
- The Times (Victor Harbor)
- The Transcontinental (Port Augusta)
- The West Coast Sentinel (Ceduna)
- The Whyalla News (Whyalla)
- The York Peninsula Country Times (Kadina)
Defunct regional South Australian newspapers[edit]
- The Kapunda Herald (1864–1951)
- The Midlands Gazette a section of The Kapunda Herald
- The Northern Star predecessor to The Kapunda Herald
- The Roxby Downs Sun (Roxby Downs) - discontinued August 2015
- Süd-Australische Zeitung German-language newspaper from Tanunda
- Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung German-language newspaper from Tanunda founded by A. H. Barton
Tasmania[edit]
For more details on this topic, see List of newspapers in Tasmania.
Hobart newspapers[edit]
Defunct Hobart newspapers[edit]
- The Clipper (1893–1909)
- The Hobart Town Gazette (1816–1821)
- Saturday Evening Mercury (1954–1984)
Regional Tasmanian newspapers[edit]
- The Advocate (Burnie)
- Circular Head Chronicle (Smithton)
- The Examiner (Launceston)
- The Gazette (New Norfolk)
- Huon Valley News (Franklin)
- The Independent (Launceston)
- King Island Courier (Currie)
- Kingborough Chronicle (Kingborough)
- North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale)
- Tasmanian Country (Hobart)
Defunct regional Tasmanian newspapers[edit]
Northern Territory[edit]
Darwin newspapers[edit]
- Northern Territory News (tabloid)
Darwin community newspapers[edit]
Regional N.T. newspapers[edit]
- Arafura Times
- Centralian Advocate
- Eylandt Echo
- Katherine Times
- Litchfield Times
- Top End Review
- Wagaitear
Australian Capital Territory[edit]
- Canberra Illustrated: A Quarterly Magazine
- The Canberra Times (broadsheet)
- The Chronicle
- The Federal Capital Pioneer
- The Good Neighbour
See also[edit]
- Freedom of the press
- Jschool: Journalism Education & Training
- Lists of magazines
- List of newspapers in Australia by circulation
- List of student newspapers in Australia
- Media of Australia
- Media in Melbourne
- Media in Sydney
- Newspaper circulation
- Photojournalism
- Printing
References[edit]
- ^ National Library Australian newspapers digitisation program
- ^ Pippa Norris (Fall 2000). "Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?". A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies (PDF). New York: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Isaacs V., Kirkpatrick R.: Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: A Short History at National Library of Australia pp 19, 26
- ^ http://www.MelbourneObserver.com.au
- ^ http://www.kurandapaper.com/Issue270/Contents.htm
- ^ Pilbara Echo
- ^ Trove
External links[edit]
- ANPlan: The Australian Newspaper Plan – an initiative of Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL)
- Australian Newspapers Online. Try searching Libraries Australia (the Australian national bibliographic database) to see which Libraries in Australia carry which newspaper/s.
- [1] Paperboy Australia: Australian newspapers listed by city and state