Digital news report: Australia 2026 – public broadcasters the most trusted, interest in news increases

16 June 2026 The University of Canberra News and Media Research Centre have released the Digital news report: Australia 2026 which showed a increase in news interest...

New UC and RMIT University report looks at local news around Australia and recommendations for its survival

31 August 2025 A new report from the University of Canberra (UC) and RMIT University, which encompassed multiple studies, has found local news organisations risk becoming irrelevant if...

Misinformation threats, AI and podcast news consumption in latest Digital news report: Australia 2025

19 June 2025 The eleventh annual Digital News Report: Australia has been released through the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra. The survey was...

Half of Australians access news more than once a day, SBS most trusted: Digital News Report Australia 2024

19 June 2024 The 10th edition of the Digital News Report: Australia by the University of Canberra and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has been released, measuring trends in...

The role and importance of journalism in Australia: Dr Caroline Fisher

7 August 2023 I saw this article about the “final cohort of students at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst about to complete their Bachelor of Arts - Communications Journalism...

Australians more prepared to pay for news content, but less interested: DNR

20 June 2023 Women are less interested than men, young people are moving to social media and one in five Australians pay for online news, according to the...

What do regional journalists need in a digital world

16 October 2019 The University of Canberra is undertaking research into the needs of regional journalists and is asking for help from reporters in rural or regional areas. The...