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How to read News Corp Australia papers (The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail, The Advertiser) free or for less

News Corp's state papers (the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail and The Advertiser) and the national paper The Australian mix free stories with subscriber-only ones, while its news.com.au site and app are free. Paid digital plans usually include several mastheads at once, and many universities, state libraries and Apple News+ provide the same papers at no extra cost.

Last checked 6 Nov 2026. Offers change often, so confirm the price on the outlet's own page before you pay.

Quick answer

Apple News+ (A$19.99/month after a free trial) includes The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail and The Advertiser; if you are a student, check whether your university already provides free News Corp access.

Australia

Library

State Library of Queensland (PressReader and NewsBank)

Free

A free State Library of Queensland membership gives home access to NewsBank, which carries full-page images of today's Courier-Mail. The library's PressReader also added News Corp papers in 2024, including the Courier-Mail, The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and The Advertiser, with each day's issue appearing after 11am.

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Library

State Library Victoria (Access Australia / NewsBank)

Free

Victorian residents with a free State Library Victoria membership can read the Herald Sun (from 1999) and The Australian (from 1998) from home in the Access Australia database. Most content is text, with page images for recent major papers.

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Library

City of Sydney Library (NewsBank)

Free

City of Sydney Library members can read the Daily Telegraph and The Australian in NewsBank from home (text from 1998, page images from 2020), logging in with their membership number.

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Library

State Library of South Australia (NewsBank)

Free

The State Library of SA's newspaper guide lists The Advertiser and The Australian among the current titles in NewsBank, which members can use online. Remote access is generally for South Australian residents with a membership.

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School / university

University campus subscriptions

Free

News Corp licenses digital access to whole universities, usually covering The Australian, the Daily Telegraph and the metro papers (Herald Sun, Courier-Mail, Advertiser and others). Current schemes include UNSW (announced September 2026), the University of Sydney, Swinburne, Southern Cross University and Griffith. Students register with their university email through the link on their university's page.

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App

news.com.au site and app

Free

News Corp's national site news.com.au and its app are free to read, and they cover many of the same national stories as the paywalled mastheads. The app is a free download with no subscription listed.

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Bundle

Apple News+

A$19.99/month after a free trial

Apple News+ in Australia includes The Australian, the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail and Adelaide Advertiser (plus NT News and The Mercury) alongside hundreds of magazines. You read the stories inside the Apple News app.

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Questions

Yes, in several states. State Library Victoria members can read the Herald Sun through Access Australia, and State Library of Queensland members get the Courier-Mail through NewsBank and PressReader, all from home.

Yes. Apple News+ in Australia includes The Australian along with the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail and The Advertiser, for A$19.99 a month after a free trial.

At many universities, yes. UNSW, the University of Sydney, Swinburne, Southern Cross and Griffith provide free News Corp digital access to students and staff who register with their university email.

Yes. news.com.au is News Corp's free national news site, and its app is a free download, even though the group's state papers and The Australian charge for premium stories.