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.

Other Major Metropolitan Mastheads

National

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

Daily newspapers

Weekly newspapers

Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers

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

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

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

Melbourne newspapers

Regional newspapers

Queensland

Brisbane newspapers

Brisbane community newspapers

Regional newspapers

Western Australia

Perth newspapers

Regional newspapers

South Australia

Adelaide

Regional newspapers

Tasmania

Hobart newspapers

Regional newspapers

Northern Territory

Darwin newspapers

Regional newspapers

Australian Capital Territory