# List of newspapers in Australia

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.
| Newspaper | Primary service area | Headquarters | Format | Circulation | Owner |
| Herald Sun | MelbourneVictoria | Southbank | Tabloid | 603,658 | News Corp Australia |
| The Daily Telegraph | SydneyNew South Wales | Surry Hills | Tabloid | 526,216 | News Corp Australia |
| The Courier-Mail | BrisbaneQueensland | Bowen Hills | Tabloid | 384,699 | News Corp Australia |
| The West Australian | Western Australia | Osborne Park | Tabloid | 335,369 | Seven West Media |
| The Age | MelbourneVictoria | Melbourne CBD | Compact | 308,752 | Nine Entertainment |
| The Australian | National | Surry Hills | Broadsheet | 303,809 | News Corp Australia |
| The Advertiser | AdelaideSouth Australia | Adelaide CBD | Tabloid | 272,310 | News Corp Australia |
| Sydney Morning Herald | SydneyNew South Wales | North Sydney | Compact | 231,232 | Nine Entertainment |
| The Sunday Times | PerthWestern Australia | Osborne Park | Tabloid | 168,432 | Seven West Media |
| Australian Financial Review | National | North Sydney | Compact | 86,550 | Nine Entertainment |

### Other Major Metropolitan Mastheads

| Newspaper | Primary service area | Headquarters | Format | Owner |
| The Canberra Times | CanberraAustralian Capital Territory | Canberra | Tabloid | Australian Community Media |
| The Mercury | HobartTasmania | Hobart | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| Northern Territory News | DarwinNorthern Territory | Darwin | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| Sunday Age | MelbourneVictoria | Melbourne CBD | Tabloid | Nine Entertainment |
| Sunday Herald Sun | MelbourneVictoria | Southbank | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| Sunday Mail | AdelaideSouth Australia | Adelaide CBD | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| The Sunday Mail | BrisbaneQueensland | Bowen Hills | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| The Sunday Tasmanian | HobartTasmania | Hobart | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| The Sunday Telegraph | SydneyNew South Wales | Surry Hills | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| Sunday Territorian | DarwinNorthern Territory | Darwin | Tabloid | News Corp Australia |
| The Sun-Herald | SydneyNew South Wales | North Sydney | Tabloid | Nine Entertainment |
| The Weekend Australian | National | Surry Hills | Broadsheet | News Corp Australia |

## National

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)

### 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)
* Il Globo (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
* 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
* The 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 (Northern Valleys – Bindoon, Bullsbrook, Calingiri, Chittering, Gingin, Mogumber, Muchea, Wannamal)
* 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