Newspapers and news media
Find the right databases to research Australian and international news.
Library Search is not recommended for finding news and current affairs as the latest articles aren't available and it primarily contains US newspapers.
Online news articles
Read newspaper articles, journal articles, and other commentaries on news and current affairs online. Note that the latest newspaper articles may not be available on these platforms.
View all databases for newspapers and current affairs
Many Australian and international organisations also provide free news online, such as the ABC. These sources can be found using your preferred search engine. You may also be able to use a search facet, like Google News, to help narrow your search. As with all information that you find when researching online, ensure that you evaluate your sources carefully.
Australian online newspaper archives
Use these databases to find older news articles with historical significance:
- Trove: Digitised newspapers and more
Full-page scans of thousands of Australian newspapers going back to the 1800s. Most newspapers available in fulltext are older, our-of-copyright editions. However some newer content up to the mid 2000's is available.
Broadcast and streamed news
Find news and current affairs programmes from Australian broadcasters in the following databases:
- TV News (via Informit) is a database of news, current affairs and documentaries from Australia's free to air networks. Recordings are normally available 2-3 days after initial broadcast and archives go back to 2006.
- ClickView is QUT's official service for off-air broadcast videos, including key current affairs programs from the ABC and SBS.
Major Australian broadcast networks and many international networks offer free access options to filmed news segments, which can be found on their websites or on other popular online video platforms like YouTube. For example, ABC News uploads videos of news segments on the ABC News website, ABC iView, and YouTube.
Australian print newspapers
Select Australian newspapers are available at each of the branch libraries. The print edition of newspapers are kept between one week and three months. Weekend editions are not delivered to the Library until Monday.
| Gardens Point (V Block Level 4) |
Kelvin Grove (R Block Level 2) |
Law Library (C Block Level 5) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Courier Mail | Yes | ||
| Sunday Mail | Yes | ||
| The Australian | Yes | ||
| The Australian Financial Review | Yes | ||
| The Sydney Morning Herald | Yes | ||
| Koori Mail (fortnightly) | Yes | Yes |
