Australian News Sources
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This purpose of this page is to provide objective information about a range of well-known news sources. You are encouraged to form your own conclusions about how reliable the news sources are. They are not personal recommendations.
This purpose of this page is to provide objective information about a range of well-known news sources. You are encouraged to form your own conclusions about how reliable the news sources are. They are not personal recommendations.
Definitions
- Bias: Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
Publicly Owned
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Website: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Media: ABC News (Australia) - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram:
Owner: The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983. ABC
When it started: 1932 by an act of federal parliament.
Run by: The ABC is run by a board of personnel who are responsible for the ABC's operations. Read more here Who we are - The ABC Board | About the ABC
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Funded by: Direct grants from the Australian Government. ABC Commercial is a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision.
Distribution: Across Australia.
Content: News and current affairs across Australia and the world, The ABC has a particular focus on Australian made content and news stories. The ABC state that their principal function is to "provide content which informs, educates and entertains all Australians".
Media: ABC News (Australia) - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram:
Owner: The ABC is a publicly-owned body that is politically independent and fully accountable, with its charter enshrined in legislation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983. ABC
When it started: 1932 by an act of federal parliament.
Run by: The ABC is run by a board of personnel who are responsible for the ABC's operations. Read more here Who we are - The ABC Board | About the ABC
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Funded by: Direct grants from the Australian Government. ABC Commercial is a profit-making division of the corporation, also helps to generate funding for content provision.
Distribution: Across Australia.
Content: News and current affairs across Australia and the world, The ABC has a particular focus on Australian made content and news stories. The ABC state that their principal function is to "provide content which informs, educates and entertains all Australians".
SBS Australia (Special Broadcasting Service)
Website: SBS News | Trusted Australian, world and breaking news
Media: SBS Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram:
Owner: Australian Government
When it started: 1978
HQ: Artarmon, NSW, Australia
Funded by: The SBS is a hybrid-funded Australian public service broadcaster. About 80% of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government.
Distribution: Across Australia. SBS operates five TV channels (SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food and NITV) and seven radio networks.
Content: The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society".
Media: SBS Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram:
Owner: Australian Government
When it started: 1978
HQ: Artarmon, NSW, Australia
Funded by: The SBS is a hybrid-funded Australian public service broadcaster. About 80% of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government.
Distribution: Across Australia. SBS operates five TV channels (SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies, SBS Food and NITV) and seven radio networks.
Content: The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect Australia's multicultural society".
Commercial Media
Commercial media is media that is privately owned by larger companies and corporations. The sole purpose of commercial media is to make money off their programs and advertising (Commercial).
7 News
Website: 7NEWS: Latest & Breaking News Headlines - Online News Today from Australia
Media: 7NEWS Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @7newsaustralia (+ specific local ones e.g. @7newsnq for North Queensland)
Parent Company: Seven West Media which is a publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) aka the stock market.
When it started: 1958
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution: 7 News produces national bulletins from Sydney, flagship bulletins from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, and local news bulletins for regional Queensland and the Gold Coast.
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise
Media: 7NEWS Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @7newsaustralia (+ specific local ones e.g. @7newsnq for North Queensland)
Parent Company: Seven West Media which is a publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) aka the stock market.
When it started: 1958
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution: 7 News produces national bulletins from Sydney, flagship bulletins from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, and local news bulletins for regional Queensland and the Gold Coast.
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise
9 News
Website: 9News - Latest news and headlines from Australia and the world
Media: 9 News Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @9news
Parent Company: Nine Entertainment Co. which is an Australian publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) aka the stock market. It's predecessor was Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) which was established by the Packer family, who ended their involvement with the company in 2008.
When it started: 1956
HQ: North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution: 9 News produces national bulletins and has flagship programs produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and NTD in Darwin. Regional news programs also air for Northern NSW and the Gold Coast under the name of NBN News.
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: Today, Weekend Today, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes
Media: 9 News Australia - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @9news
Parent Company: Nine Entertainment Co. which is an Australian publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Securities Exchange) aka the stock market. It's predecessor was Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) which was established by the Packer family, who ended their involvement with the company in 2008.
When it started: 1956
HQ: North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Distribution: 9 News produces national bulletins and has flagship programs produced by Nine's owned-and-operated stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and NTD in Darwin. Regional news programs also air for Northern NSW and the Gold Coast under the name of NBN News.
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: Today, Weekend Today, A Current Affair, 60 Minutes
10 News First
Website: 10play.com.au/news
Media: 10 News First - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @10newsfirst
Parent Company: Ten Network Holdings Lt. owned by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia, a unit of American media conglomerate ViacomeCBS since 2019. It was formerly a public company listed on the ASX.
When it started: 1965
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: The Project, Studio-10
Media: 10 News First - YouTube
Social Media: Instagram: @10newsfirst
Parent Company: Ten Network Holdings Lt. owned by ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia, a unit of American media conglomerate ViacomeCBS since 2019. It was formerly a public company listed on the ASX.
When it started: 1965
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Content: News and current affairs.
Other key news and current affairs productions: The Project, Studio-10
Sky News Australia
Parent Company: News Corp Australia, which is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. Sky News Australia was acquired by News Corp Australian in 2016, and no longer has any direct ties to its UK counterpart (Sky News).
When it started: 1996.
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Content: Political-themed shows, live news bulletins, live broadcasts from events (such as Parliament Question Time and selected press conferences), original commentary panel programs, opinion programs (which makes no claim of objectivity) and simulcasts of international sister station Sky News UK.
Potential Bias: Sky News Australia is considered by commentators to have a conservative, right-wing bias, with frequent criticism of Australia's main progressive political parties, Labor and the Greens. Many of the channel's primetime contributors are conservatives with clear career links to the Liberal Party.
There have been accusations that the channel's opinion programming has promoted miinfomraion and conspiracy theiroes, and provided a platform for far-right figures.
When it started: 1996.
HQ: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Content: Political-themed shows, live news bulletins, live broadcasts from events (such as Parliament Question Time and selected press conferences), original commentary panel programs, opinion programs (which makes no claim of objectivity) and simulcasts of international sister station Sky News UK.
Potential Bias: Sky News Australia is considered by commentators to have a conservative, right-wing bias, with frequent criticism of Australia's main progressive political parties, Labor and the Greens. Many of the channel's primetime contributors are conservatives with clear career links to the Liberal Party.
There have been accusations that the channel's opinion programming has promoted miinfomraion and conspiracy theiroes, and provided a platform for far-right figures.