This is a list of newspapers in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald is the most-read newspaper in Australia, with over eight million readers as of 2021.

Top 10 newspapers by circulation

The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in Australia by average paid print circulation in 2018.

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!Format

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| Herald Sun

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| Southbank

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 603,658

| News Corp Australia

| 175px

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| The Daily Telegraph

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| Surry Hills

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 526,216

| News Corp Australia

| 175px

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| The Courier-Mail

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| Bowen Hills

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 384,699

| News Corp Australia

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| The West Australian

| Western Australia

| Osborne Park

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 335,369

| Seven West Media

| 175px

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| The Age

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| Melbourne CBD

|Compact

| align="center" | 308,752

| Nine Entertainment

| 175px

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| The Australian

| National

| Surry Hills

|Broadsheet

| align="center" | 303,809

| News Corp Australia

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| The Advertiser

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| Adelaide CBD

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 272,310

| News Corp Australia

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| The Sydney Morning Herald

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| North Sydney

|Compact

| align="center" | 231,232

| Nine Entertainment

| 175px

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| The Sunday Times

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| Osborne Park

|Tabloid

| align="center" | 168,432

| Seven West Media

| 175px

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| Australian Financial Review

| National

| North Sydney

|Compact

| align="center" | 86,550

| Nine Entertainment

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Other major metropolitan mastheads

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|The Canberra Times

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|Canberra

|Tabloid

|Australian Community Media

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|The Mercury

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|Hobart

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|Northern Territory News

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|Darwin

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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| Sunday Age

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| Melbourne CBD

|Tabloid

| Nine Entertainment

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|Sunday Herald Sun

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|Southbank

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|Sunday Mail

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|Adelaide CBD

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|The Sunday Mail

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|Bowen Hills

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|The Sunday Tasmanian

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|Hobart

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|The Sunday Telegraph

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|Surry Hills

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|Sunday Territorian

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|Darwin

|Tabloid

|News Corp Australia

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|The Sun-Herald

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|North Sydney

|Tabloid

|Nine Entertainment

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|The Weekend Australian

|National

|Surry Hills

|Broadsheet

|News Corp Australia

|}

National

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In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.

Daily newspapers

  • The Australian (broadsheet)
  • The Australian Financial Review (no longer published in Western Australia)
  • The Guardian Australia (online only)
  • The New Daily (online only)

Weekly newspapers

  • The Saturday Paper
  • The Weekly Times

Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers

  • Koori Mail, bi-weekly
  • Nichigo Press national edition, monthly, Japanese
  • Red Flag, bi-weekly
  • Green Left, bi-weekly

New South Wales

Sydney newspapers

There are many newspapers published in 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, and The Daily Telegraph, founded in 1879.

Regional newspapers

  • Newcastle Weekly (2015– )

Broken Hill, though a city in New South Wales, has significant historical connections to South Australia.

  • Barrier Daily Truth (1908–2024)
  • The Barrier Truth (1898–1908) - predecessor
  • The Barrier Miner (1888–1974)
  • The Barrier Weekly Post (1898–November 1898)
  • Parra News (Free)
  • The Western Weekender (Free)

Newspapers in languages other than English

There are also many current and past newspapers serving local communities in New South Wales that are published in languages other than English.

Victoria

Statewide newspapers

  • VicNews

Melbourne newspapers

  • The Age (tabloid daily)
  • Epoch Times (broadsheet Chinese weekly, subscription English weekly)
  • Vision China Times (Chinese weekly)
  • Herald Sun (tabloid daily)
  • Leader Community Newspaper group publishes 20 local news titles covering metropolitan Melbourne
  • Melbourne Observer (tabloid weekly)
  • Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)
  • The Australian Jewish News (weekly)
  • Viet Times (Vietnamese weekly)
  • (bi-weekly, Italian)

Regional newspapers

  • The Advertiser (Bairnsdale)
  • Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville Standard
  • Ararat Advertiser
  • Armstrong Creek Times
  • Bacchus Marsh Express
  • Ballarat News
  • Ballarat Times News Group
  • The Bellarine Times
  • Benalla Ensign
  • Bendigo Advertiser
  • The Bendigo Times
  • The Bendigo Weekly Merged with Bendigo Advertiser in 2019.
  • The Border Mail (Wodonga)
  • Brimbank Weekly
  • The Camperdown Chronicle
  • Casterton News
  • Castlemaine Mail
  • The Chronicle (Wangaratta)
  • Cobram Courier
  • Cohuna Farmer's Weekly
  • Colac Herald
  • Corryong Courier
  • Country News (Shepparton)
  • The Courier (Ballarat)
  • Daylesford Advocate
  • Dimboola Banner
  • The Echo
  • Euroa Gazette
  • The Free Press
  • The Geelong Advertiser
  • The Geelong Times
  • The Geelong News
  • The Gippsland Times (Sale, Maffra and surrounding areas)
  • Girgarre Gazette
  • The Golden Plans Times (Golden Plans Shire)
  • The Guardian (Swan Hill)
  • Hamilton Spectator
  • Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian
  • The Horsham Times
  • Kyabram Free Press
  • Latrobe Valley Express (Latrobe Valley and surrounding areas)
  • Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser
  • Midland Express
  • The Miner (Ballarat to Winchelsea)
  • The Moe and Narracan News
  • Moorabool 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
  • The McIvor Times
  • The North Central Review
  • 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
  • South Gippsland Voices Newspaper
  • Sunraysia Daily (Mildura)
  • Star News (South East Suburbs)
  • The Surfcoast Times (Surfcoast Shire)
  • The Tarrangower Times
  • The Traralgon Journal
  • The Walhalla Chronicle and Moondarra Advertiser
  • Wangaratta Chronicle
  • The Warragul & Drouin Gazette
  • The Warragul Citizen
  • The Warrnambool Standard
  • The Weekly Times
  • The Whittlesea Review
  • Yea Chronicle

Queensland

Brisbane newspapers

  • Brisbane News (free weekly magazine)
  • Brisbane Times (online)
  • The Courier-Mail (tabloid)
  • The Catholic Leader (Brisbane)
  • The Epoch Times (Broadsheet Chinese weekly, Subscription English weekly)
  • Newsbytes (online)
  • Queensland Asian Business Weekly (Chinese weekly)
  • Queensland Country Life (published in Brisbane for Queensland rural readers)
  • Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)

Brisbane community newspapers

  • The Independent
  • Quest Community Newspapers (city and suburban editions)
  • The Reporter
  • The Westerner
  • Westside News
  • Wynnum Herald
  • Brisbane Indian Times

Regional newspapers

  • 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
  • The Central & North Burnett Times
  • Central Queensland News (Emerald)
  • Central Queensland Today (Rockhampton)
  • The Charleville Courier
  • Chinchilla News and Murilla Advertiser
  • The Chronicle
  • Cooktown Local News
  • The Daily Mercury
  • Darling Downs Gazette
  • The Evening Advocate
  • The Gladstone Observer
  • Gold Coast Bulletin
  • Gold Coast Mail
  • Gold Coast Sun
  • Goondiwindi Argus
  • Gympie Life
  • Gympie Times
  • Herbert River Express
  • Hinterland Times
  • Home Hill Observer
  • Innisfail Advocate
  • The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser
  • Ipswich News
  • The Kuranda Paper
  • Logan West Leader
  • Longreach Leader
  • The Maryborough Sun (Maryborough)
  • The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton)
  • The Noosa Journal
  • MacIntyre Gazette
  • Moreton Daily News
  • Noosa News
  • The National Tribune
  • 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
  • Whitsunday Coast Guardian formerly The Proserpine Guardian and The Guardian
  • Tropic Now
  • The Coastal Rag (Discovery Coast, Queensland)

Western Australia

Perth newspapers

  • Countryman
  • Fremantle Herald
  • Subiaco Post
  • The Sunday Times
  • WA Business News
  • The West Australian
  • Great Southern Weekender
  • WAtoday (online only)

Regional newspapers

  • Albany Advertiser
  • Avon Advocate
  • Broome Advertiser
  • The Bunbury Herald
  • Bunbury Mail
  • Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
  • Busselton-Margaret Times
  • Capes Herald
  • Coolgardie Miner
  • Darlington Review
  • Esperance Express
  • Echo Newspapers
  • Geraldton Guardian
  • Gnowangerup Star (defunct)
  • 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 NV News (Northern Valleys – Bindoon, Bullsbrook, Calingiri, Cervantes, Chittering, Dandaragan, Dalwallinu, Gingin, Jurien Bay, Lancelin, Muchea, Moora, New Norcia, Wongan Hills, Wannamal, Yerecoin)
  • Pilbara Echo (Karratha, Dampier, Port Hedland)
  • Pilbara News (Karratha)
  • Pinjarra Murray Times (Pinjarra)
  • Sound Telegraph (Rockingham)
  • South Western Times (Bunbury)
  • Southern Avon Chronicle (Northam, York)

South Australia

Adelaide

  • The Advertiser (tabloid)
  • InDaily (online only)
  • Messenger Newspapers
  • Sameway Magazine (Chinese weekly)
  • Stock Journal (statewide)
  • The Southern Cross (Catholic weekly newspaper, now monthly)
  • Sunday Mail (tabloid)

Regional newspapers

  • The Border Chronicle (Bordertown)
  • The Border Times (Pinnaroo)
  • The Border Watch (Mount Gambier)
  • The Bunyip (Gawler)
  • Burra Broadcaster (Burra)
  • Coastal Leader (Kingston SE)
  • The Courier (Mount Barker)
  • The Eyre Peninsula Tribune (Cleve)
  • The Flinders News (Port Pirie)
  • Gibber Gabber
  • Herald (Tanunda)
  • The Islander (Kingscote)
  • The Leader (Barossa Valley)
  • The Loxton News (Loxton)
  • The Murray Pioneer (Renmark)
  • The Murray Valley Standard (Murray Bridge)
  • The Naracoorte Herald (Naracoorte)
  • The Northern Argus (Clare Valley)
  • On the Coast (Victor Harbor)
  • The Pennant (Penola)
  • The Plains Producer (Balaklava)
  • The Port Lincoln Times (Port Lincoln)
  • The Quorn Mercury (Quorn, Flinders Ranges)
  • The Recorder (Port Pirie)
  • The River News (Waikerie)
  • The Southern Argus (Strathalbyn)
  • South Eastern Times (Millicent)
  • The Times (Victor Harbor)
  • The Transcontinental (Port Augusta)
  • Victor Harbor Times (Victor Harbor)
  • The West Coast Sentinel (Ceduna)
  • The Whyalla News (Whyalla)
  • Yorke Peninsula Country Times (Kadina)

Tasmania

Hobart newspapers

  • The Mercury
  • The Sunday Tasmanian

Regional newspapers

  • The Advocate (Burnie)
  • Circular Head Chronicle (Smithton)
  • The Examiner (Launceston)
  • The Gazette (New Norfolk)
  • Huon Valley News (Franklin)
  • The North Coast Post (Meander Valley)
  • The Independent (Launceston)
  • Kingborough Chronicle (Kingborough)
  • North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale)
  • Tasmanian Country (Hobart)
  • Sorell Times (Sorell)
  • Tasman Gazette (Tasman peninsula)
  • East Coast View (East coast)
  • Hobart Observer (Hobart)
  • Glenorchy Gazette (Glenorchy)
  • Eastern Shore Sun (Eastern shore)
  • Western Echo (West & Northwest Tasmania)

Northern Territory

Darwin newspapers

  • Darwin Sun
  • Northern Territory News (1952–present)
  • Palmerston Sun

Regional newspapers

  • Alice Springs News
  • Arafura Times
  • Centralian Advocate
  • Eylandt Echo
  • Katherine Times
  • Litchfield Times
  • Top End Review
  • Wagaitear

Australian Capital Territory

  • Canberra Weekly
  • Canberra City News
  • Canberra Illustrated: A Quarterly Magazine
  • The Canberra Times
  • The Federal Capital Pioneer
  • The Good Neighbour
  • The RIOT ACT

See also

  • Jschool
  • List of magazines in Australia
  • List of student newspapers in Australia
  • Mass media in Australia
  • List of newspapers in USA
  • List of newspapers in Britain
  • List of magazines in Britain

Notes

References

  • 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.
  • Paperboy Australia: Australian newspapers listed by city and state