LibGuides: Newspapers: Australian newspapers

Australian newspapers

Current Australian newspapers
Historical Australian newspapers

Major titles

The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA)	The Guardian (Australia)
The Age (Melbourne, VIC)	The Herald-Sun (Melbourne, VIC)
The Australian (Canberra, ACT)	The Mercury (Hobart, TAS)
The Australian Financial Review (Sydney, NSW)	The Northern Territory News (Darwin, NT)
The Canberra Times (Canberra, ACT)	The Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW)
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, QLD)	The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW)
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW)	The West Australian (Perth, WA)

You can also find these major Australian and New Zealand News sources on the Westlaw platform.

Regional newspapers

ANU Library also holds a number of newspaper titles from regional areas of Australia. You can search for a specific title in the Library Catalogue, or use one of the newspaper databases listed on the left.

Indigenous newspapers

If you're looking for the latest news related to Indigenous Australians, the titles below will be helpful.

First Nations Telegraph
First Nations Telegraph is Australia's first free online national First Nation specific e-newspaper covering everything from news, editorial, opinions, features, community stories, sport and much more - as they break - on a daily basis.
Koori Mail
Established in May 1991, the Koori Mail is a fortnightly national newspaper reporting on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, providing Indigenous Australians a voice missing in the mainstream media. You can view older issues online through this link, or find recent print copies in the ANU Library.
National Indigenous Times
National Indigenous Times (NIT) strives to be the most comprehensive Indigenous online news site in Australia by offering rigorous reporting on the issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Our Australian Indigenous Studies subject guide includes links to other historical newspaper titles, and you may also find relevant resources, including journals and government reports, in our catalogue.

Historical copies of many Australian newspapers can be viewed on Trove, the National Library of Australia's extensive database of digital collections from libraries, galleries, museums and more. You can watch a video on how to search the Trove newspaper collection below.

Webinar: Searching Newspapers on Trove

This webinar includes demonstrations in Trove and a Q&A session with the original attendees. It is ideal for anyone with a special interest in digitised newspapers.