Below are sources for Australian and International news. These cover all areas - international, national, local, business, sport, culture and other specialised areas.

There is a separate listing of news sources for children. These cover the same areas as above, but are presented at levels and in a manner designed for understanding by young people.

Access a variety of news blogs and podcasts from sources in Australia and around the world. You may know of other quality sites and we are willing to consider these.

In some instances, you need to be aware there may be content that is not suited for particular age groups. It is indicated when we are aware of this. It is particularly relevant with sites based on commentary rather than factual reporting.

Australian

• ABC3 News
  News as presented on one of the new ABC channels.
• ABC Earth
  ‘The ABC Earth content layer [viewed using the Google Earth 4.3 application] is a trial that consists of video, images and content developed by the ABC. The layer includes national news and video news updated every 5 minutes, stories from 50 Years of national and international news, Foreign Correspondent as well as Local Radio’.
• ABC News Online
  Updated regularly during the day. Includes current affairs, breaking news, weather, sport, business, …
• ABC News Radio
  Links to international newspapers, search engines and current affairs.
• ABC Rural
  News, rural blog, weather, video, podcasts, features.
• Australia Daily
  A compilation of news from Australia, created as part of the World News Network.

Australia News Blogs

• Active ABC News Blogs
  ‘Go behind the scenes with ABC news journalists as they cover the news agenda around Australia’.
• Crikey Blogs
  See the comments about Crikey in the general news listing for an idea of what these may be like.
• News.com.au
  From News.com.au as well as its various paper sources.
• SBS News Blogs
  News, sport and more.
• The Sydney Morning Herald News Blog
  As well as the News Blog, you can access a range of other SMH Blogs from Blog Central.

• Business Spectator
  ‘Breaking business news, commentary and all day analysis’.
• Crikey
  Covers news in the areas of politics, media, business, opinion, Sporty Lists and Your Say. ‘Australia’s true insider noticeboard. It takes readers to the inner worlds of politics, government, business, media, sport, the law, arts, publishing, the entertainment industry and those dark places where decisions are made behind closed doors’.
• FOXSports
  Full news covering all major sports in Australia.
• Google News Australia
  Compilation of news from a variety of sources. Covers all areas - world, national, business, technology, entertainment, sports, health..
• News Interactive
  Australian news from News Group.
• The Punch
  ‘The Punch is for every Australian with a passion for debate. We’ll feature some of the nation’s best writers and biggest names discussing current events in politics, entertainment, sport, business and more’.
• World News Australia
  Created by SBS. Covers both national and international news.
• Walkley Awards, The
  Awards for excellence in journalism [print and media]. Highly prestigious and eagerly sought.

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Children’s News Sources

• Behind the News
  Created by the ABC [Australia] and designed to present the news in a usable format for all levels of Australian schooling. Predominantly suited to the primary sector.
• CNN Student News
  From the 24/7 news online station. Primarily for students at high school level, it has links to relevant curriculum areas and subjects.
• From Canada
  As well as news there are links to Free music, information about classical music and more.
• News for Kids
  From the Pitara Network. ‘Our world news for children is interesting, relevant, and about real people and happenings in a real world. Our world online news for kids covers issues we think are interesting for children’.
• Newshour Extra
  ‘News for students and teacher resources’. Linked to the Newshour on the Public Broadcasting Service in the US. Well presented.
• Online Newshour
  By the Public Broadcasting Service in the US. Directed primarily at senior students. It has analysis of issues, links to cultural information and, for teachers, a special section designed to help them integrate news with studies.
• Scholastic News Online
  Very US oriented. However, you can select by grade levels to target suitability.
• Science News for Kids
  ‘Science News for Kids is a web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14’.
• Student News Net
  From Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Some world news, but dominantly US based. Has additional items such as This Day in History, Weekly News Quiz, SNN Blog and more.
• The Current Events
  [Good News for Kids]
  ‘The Current Events newspaper serves as a powerful educational tool by featuring current events articles written exclusively for kids’. US, Fee-based but quite cheap.
• Time for Kids
  By Time magazine and designed for children. As well as suitable news, it allows them the chance to Be a Reporter. A worthy site.
• World News For Schools
  ‘3 minute weekday news bulletin for 7-14 year olds. Accompanying scripts available on the BBC World Class website - bbc.co.uk/worldclass’.

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International

Asia/Pacific

• Asia Observer
  ‘Asia Observer is a portal to Asia, focusing on news, politics and society’. Registration required for full access, but this is Free.
• Asia Pacific - BBC World Service
  From one of the best news services in the world.
• Asia Pacific - HeraldSun
  This page is for Asia Pacific with another for Central & South Asia.
• Channel News Asia
  Covers all aspects from local to world news, business to special reports.
• Go Asia Pacific
  The Australian ABC’s news site for all events occurring in the Asia Pacific region.
• New Zealand News
  News, sport and weather.

Blogs & Podcasts

• BBC News Podcasts
  Select from a wide range covering many topics and all parts of the world.
• CNN.com Audio & Video Podcasts
  Covers national and international news.
• Global News Blog
  Compiled and developed by Reuters.
• Guardian News Blog
  UK based.
• Reuters Podcasts
  Video Podcasts.
• The Huffington Post
  US based.

Digital News and Magazines

News or magazines provided digitally. Some direct, others via kiosks.

• NewspaperDirect
• qMags - The World’s Newsstand
  PDF, magazines.
• Zinio
  Magazines, reader required.

General Sites

• Google Groups Newsnet Archive
• Kidon Media-Link
  More than news and newspapers, covering a wider range of media. Access areas via Continent Links on the first page. Use one of 8 languages.
• NewsIsFree
  Allows you to develop your own news delivery based on your preferences. Worth visiting for specific news on topics.

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More than Just the News !

Breaking news, news reports, background information, controversial material.

• Drudge Report
  Matt Drudge often has what others cannot or will not print, usually before others. Links to renowned reporters and other sources.
• Frontline PBS
  One of the best world news/current affairs programs. Breaking stories and more in their archive. Browse chronologically or by subject. Video presentations.
  Brilliant !
• Frontline - World
  One of the highest ranking news shows on the Public Broadcasting Service in North America. Unafraid to tell it like it is. Expands on news items.
• Salon
  Up to date news, opinions, hot topics and links to other sites.
  May Need Monitoring For Young People, as some sections may offend.
• Slate
  Covers news and opinions listed under daily headlines and topical areas. Unafraid on any topic.

Specialist News

• Al Jazeera
  English version of the Arabic news service.
• Arabic News
  Covers the Middle East. Also has links for for other services. For other ‭Arabic‬ News try this BBC service [in Arabic].
• Bloomberg
  A respected business source. US based.
• Headline Spot
  Guide to web news resources, headlines, newspapers, magazines, Kids news.
• National Geographic Breaking
  Breaking news from the natural world.
• Television News Archive
  ‘The world’s most extensive and complete archive of television news’.
• Yahoo ! - Industry Centre
  Breaking news on a range of industries from aerospace to utilities.

World News

• BBC News and World Service
  News, stories, topics, regional news/ In many languages.
• BBC Newsround [CBBC]
• BBC World Service
  Updated all the time.
• Best News Sites
  World News, National News, Local News & News Update links.
• CNN
  Possibly best known of the news channels.
• Dotso.com
  Access news by syndication and channel, e.g. BBC World with 27 specific channels.
• MyNewshub
  Links to hundreds of sources. Updates every quarter hour.
• Newsnow
  UK based. World news with updates every five minutes.
• OneWorld
  News from various world regions as well as major breaking news stories. Discusses various campaigns and includes special reports.
• Orange News
  News from all areas of endeavour. Primarily British.
  Previously known as Ananova.
• Reuters
  The Grandfather of all news sites and still among the best. Use Change Edition to find news.
• The World
  Done in conjunction between BBC, PRI and WGBH.
• Wikinews
  Similar in format to Wikipedia - done by contributors.
• World News
  One of the best. News from every region.

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