Contact us on bargainingcode@acma.gov.au if you have any questions about the register.
Notifying the ACMA of loss of eligibility
Under the code, registered news business corporations must inform us as soon as practicable in the following circumstances:
- a news source registered to their news business no longer meets the content, Australian audience or professional standards test
- the registered news business corporation no longer meets the revenue test
- the registered news business corporation no longer operates or controls each news source registered to the news business.
To inform the ACMA of a loss of eligibility, or to discuss any change in circumstances, please email us at bargainingcode@acma.gov.au.
Failure to notify the ACMA is subject to a civil penalty. For more information, please see the ACMA guidelines.
The ACMA may review the ongoing eligibility of news businesses/sources on the register.
Changes to the point of contact
To notify us of any changes to the nominated point of contact, please email us at bargainingcode@acma.gov.au.
Please note that registered news businesses are subject to obligations relating to communications from responsible digital platform corporations, as set out in section 52Z of the code.
Register of eligible news businesses
The register will be progressively populated as news businesses are registered by the ACMA.
| News business corporation | Australian Business Number | Registered news business | Registered News Source/s and content link | News source type | Date Registered | Contact | Contact information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Story Publishing Pty Ltd | 40 617 195 230 | Inside Story | Inside Story (http://insidestory.org.au) |
A website or part of a website | 11/05/2021 Revoked on 23/12/2021 at request of news business corporation. |
Peter Browne |
Email: bargainingcode@acma.gov.au Contact details were removed at date of news business revocation. |
| West Coast Radio Pty Ltd | 65 009 090 671 | West Coast Radio Pty Ltd |
97.3 Coast FM 91.7 The Wave |
Two websites or parts of websites | 11/05/2021 | Nick Morgan |
Ph: (08) 9581 2666 Email: nickm@coastradio.com.au |
| Stormvale Pty Ltd as Trustee for Creighton Family Trust | 75 265 328 811 | Fassifern Guardian & Tribune | Fassifern Guardian and Tribune (https://www.fassifernguardian.com/fassifern-guardian--tribune) |
A newspaper masthead | 11/05/2021 | Wendy Dorothea Creighton |
Ph: 0498 004 165 |
| Australian Property Media Publications Pty Ltd | 49 166 302 263 | Australian Property Journal | Australian Property Journal (https://www.australianpropertyjournal.com.au) |
A website or part of a website | 11/05/2021 | Nelson Sousa Yap |
Ph: 0412 652 009 |
| Polaris Media Pty Ltd | 54 618 993 967 | The Australian Jewish News | The Australian Jewish News (https://www.jewishnews.net.au) |
A newspaper masthead | 21/05/2021 | David Redman |
Ph: 0418 546 005 Email: DRedman@jewishnews.net.au |
| Junkee Media PTY LTD | 45 091 839 468 | Junkee | Junkee (https://Junkee.com) |
A website or part of a website | 21/05/2021 | Page Henty | Ph: 02 85992419 Email: page.henty@northernpictures.com.au |
| Region Group Pty Ltd | 85 168 887 232 | Region Media Group |
About Regional RiotACT |
Two websites or parts of websites | 21/05/2021 | Michael McGoogan |
Ph: 0405 821 494 Email: michael@region.com.au |
| The Royal Institution of Australia | 98 638 459 658 | The Royal Institution of Australia | COSMOS Magazine (https://cosmosmagazine.com) |
A magazine | 26/05/2021 | Sarah Brennen |
Ph: 0418 837 760 Email: sbrennen@riaus.org.au |
| Dailymail.com Australia Pty Ltd | 94 166 912 465 | Daily Mail Australia | Daily Mail Australia (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/auhome/index.html) |
A website or part of a website | 26/05/2021 | Peter John Holder |
Ph: 0423 560 511 Email: peter.holder@mailonline.com |
| Portasea Pty Ltd | 70 141 250 213 | Mareeba Express | The Express Newspaper (https://www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au/) |
A newspaper masthead | 31/05/2021 | Carlo Portella |
Ph: 0408 924 312 |
| Starts at 60 Pty Ltd | 43 168 338 289 | Starts at 60 Pty Ltd | Starts at 60 (https://startsat60.com/category/media) |
A website or part of a website | 4/06/2021 | Leanne Stavrou |
Ph: (07) 3139 0760 Email: admin@startsat60.com |
| The Paton Family Trust | 62 575 182 443 | Hills to Hawkesbury Community Newspapers |
Hills to Hawkesbury Community News
Dooral Roundup |
A newspaper masthead Two websites or parts of websites |
25/06/2021 Two additional news sources added 18/3/2022 |
Diana Paton |
Ph: 0408 011 193 Email: diana@adelphi.net.au |
| Alt Media Pty Ltd | 52 600 903 348 | City Hub Sydney; Inner West Independent; cityhubsydney.com.au | City Hub Sydney; Inner West Independent; cityhubsydney.com.au (https://cityhubsydney.com.au) |
A newspaper masthead | 25/06/2021 | Lawrence Gibbons |
Ph: 04 2521 8960 Email: lawrence@altmedia.net.au |
| Out Publications Pty Ltd | 41 634 037 175 | Star Observer; Sydney Star Observer; starobserver.com.au | Star Observer; Sydney Star Observer; Melbourne Star Observer; starobserver.com.au (https://www.starobserver.com.au/) |
A newspaper masthead | 14/07/2021 | Lawrence Gibbins |
Ph: 04 2521 8960 Email: lawrence@altmedia.net.au |
| Media and Media Group Pty Ltd | 46 112 061 382 | Chinese News and Media Group. | www.1688.com.au (www.1688.com.au) |
A website or part of a website | 19/07/2021 | Wendy Huang |
Ph: 0410 688 339 Email: Wendychuang@icloud.com |
| Croakey Health Media Limited | 59 628 369 335 | Croakey Health Media. | Croakey Health Media (https://www.croakey.org/) |
A website or part of a website | 20/07/2021 | Melissa Sweet |
Ph: 0411 459 274 Email: melissa@croakey.org |
| AUSBIZ TV Pty Ltd | 72 634 751 303 | ausbiz | ausbiz (https://ausbiz.com.au/) |
A program of audio or video content designed to be distributed over the internet | 5/08/2021 | Kylie Willis (Merritt) |
Ph: 0407 540 76 Email: kylie@ausbiz.com.au |
| Print & Digital Publishing Pty Ltd | 50 125 441 812 | Time Out |
Time Out Sydney Time Out Melbourne |
Two websites or parts of websites |
9/08/2021 Additional news source 18/8/2021 |
Jason Woodards |
Ph: 0410 877 944 Email: jason.woodards@timeout.com |
| The Trustee for The Urban List Trust | 56 349 266 482 | Urban List | Urban List (https://www.theurbanlist.com/news) |
A website or part of a website | 11/08/2021 | Susannah George |
Ph: 0418 889 288 Email: sgeorge@theurbanlist.com |
| Two Birds Media Pty Ltd | 59 627 604 620 | Primer | Primer (https://primer.com.au/category/stories/) |
A website or part of a website | 12/08/2021 | Anna Saunders |
Ph: 0416 977 533 Email: anna@primer.com.au |
| Pro Bono Australia Pty Ltd | 53 090 770 666 | Pro Bono Australia | Pro Bono News (www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news) |
A website or part of a website | 16/08/2021 | Karen Mahlab |
Ph: 0417 538 001 |
| Broadsheet Media Pty Ltd | 20 131 593 201 | Broadsheet |
Broadsheet Melbourne Broadsheet Sydney Broadsheet Brisbane Broadsheet Adelaide Broadsheet Perth |
Five websites or parts of websites | 9/09/2021 | Nicholas Shelton | Ph: 0417 363 447 Email: nick@broadsheet.com.au |
| Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) | 91 314 398 574 | Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) |
Dateline Insight NITV News NITV Radio SBS News SBS News audio The Feed SBS Language services 63 separate SBS language news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. |
All news sources have been classified as a website or part of a website | 12/10/2021 | Holly Brimble |
Ph: 0400 600 599 Email: Holly.brimble@sbs.com.au |
| Western Sydney Publishing Group | 32 608 107 857 | Western Sydney Publishing Group |
Western Weekender Parra News |
Two newspaper mastheads | 20/10/2021 | Troy Dodds |
Ph: 0405 309 192 |
| The Conversation Media Group Limited | 44 142 923 653 | The Conversation Media Group Limited | The Conversation (https://theconversation.com/au) |
A website or part of a website | 21/10/2021 | Lisa Watts |
Ph: 03 9008 6168 |
| Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd | 78 109 243 110 | Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd | 90 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. |
58 news sources have been classified as a website or part of a website.
30 news sources have been classified as a program of audio or video content designed to be distributed over the internet.
2 news sources have been classified as television program or channel. |
4/11/2021 2 news sources were removed at the request of the news business corporation on 17/1/2023. |
Tony Hudson |
Ph: 03 9252 1013 Email: Tony.Hudson@sca.com.au |
| Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd - Continued | 85 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each, along with a program schedule can be found here. | 85 news sources have been classified as a radio program or channel. | Additional news sources 2/2/2022 | ||||
| Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd - Continued |
Post: News in Five The Politics Podcast |
A program of audio or video content designed to be distributed over the internet |
Additional news sources 21/09/2022 News sources were removed at the request of the news business corporation on 27/3/2024 |
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| Southern Cross Austereo Pty Ltd - Continued | This Arvo in Sydney (https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/this-arvo-in-sydney) |
A program of audio or video content designed to be distributed over the internet |
Additional news source 26/04/2023 News source was removed at the request of the news business corporation on 18/8/2023. |
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| News Cop Pty Ltd | 69 648 118 352 | News Cop Pty Ltd | News Cop (www.newscop.com.au) |
A website or part of a website | 24/11/2021 | Adam Cox |
Ph: 1300 255 419 Email: ceo@newscop.com.au |
| Coastal Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 52 009 754 456 | Coastal Broadcasters Pty Ltd Trading as 4KZ, KOOL-FM & 4AM |
Northern News (embedded audio content)(www.nqradio.com.au/our-stations/radio-4kz/, www.nqradio.com.au/our-stations/4am/, www.nqradio.com.au/our-stations/kool-fm/) Rural Report (embedded audio content)(www.nqradio.com.au/our-stations/radio-4kz/, www.nqradio.com.au/our-stations/4am/) |
A radio program or channel | 24/11/2021 | Al Kirton |
Ph: 07 4061 6677 Email: al@nqradio.com.au |
| Valetta Media Pty Ltd | 42 643 282 973 | Valetta Media Pty Ltd | The Lockyer & Somerset Independent (https://issuu.com/thelockyerandsomersetindependent/docs) |
A newspaper masthead | 31/5/2022 | Bruce Horrocks |
Ph: (07) 4574 5200 Email: bruce@tlsindependent.com.au |
| S Holt and S.J Holt t/a MyCity Media | 46 716 990 054 | MyCity Media | MyCity Media (www.mycitylogan.com.au) |
A newspaper masthead | 17/06/2022 | Simon Holt | Ph: 0477 316 892 Email: simon@mycitylogan.com.au |
| Post Newspapers Pty Ltd | 50 008 917 717 | Post Newspapers | Post Online (https://postnewspapers.com.au/read-the-post/) |
A newspaper masthead | 28/06/2022 | Bret Christian | Ph: 08 9381 3088 Email: bret@postnewspapers.com.au |
| Man of Many Pty Ltd | 73 163 331 280 | Man of Many | Man of Many (https://manofmany.com/news) |
A website or part of a website | 9/08/2022 | Scott Purcell | Ph: 0403496680 Email: scott@manofmany.com |
| ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 16 064 882 042 | ACE Radio | 17 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. | 17 news sources have been classified as a website or part of a website | 12/08/2022 | Daryl Foster |
Ph: 03 9928 4888 Email: darylf@team.aceradio.com.au |
| ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd | 17 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each, along with a program schedule can be found here. | 17 news sources have been classified as a radio program or channel | Additional news sources 21/09/2022 | ||||
| Sports Entertainment Network Pty Ltd | 63 129 637 378 | Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) | 32 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. | 32 news sources have been classified as a radio program or channel | 28/10/2022 | Jodie Simm |
Ph: 0405 309 192 Email: jodie@sen.com.au |
| Zero Digital Media Pty Ltd | 27 603 479 063 | Zero Digital Sports | Zero Tackle (https://www.zerotackle.com/culture/) |
A website or part of a website | 14/02/2023 | James Spinks |
Ph: 0434 032 615 Email: jamesspinks@gmail.com |
| Business News Australia Pty Ltd | 78 095 179 678 | Business News Australia | Business News Australia (https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/) |
A website or part of a website | 04/04/2023 | Camilla Jansen (Westerlund) |
Ph: 0414 183 131 Email: cj@businessnewsaustralia.com |
| Solstice Media Pty Ltd | 63 105 598 187 | Solstice Media |
InDaily News Australia InQueensland |
Two websites or parts of a website | 04/09/2023 | Paul Hamra |
Ph: 0418 842 411 Email: phamra@solsticemedia.com.au |
| Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited | 60 122 203 892 | Nine |
Brisbane Times The Age The Australian Financial Review The Sydney Morning Herald WA Today Nine.com.au |
5 newspaper mastheads A website or part of a website |
19/03/2024 | Penelope Hobart |
Ph: 02 9965 2427 Email: legal@nine.com.au |
| Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited – Continued | 60 122 203 892 | Nine | 32 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. | 32 news sources have been classified as a website or part of a website | Additional news sources 30/07/2024 | Penelope Hobart |
Ph: 02 9965 2427 Email: legal@nine.com.au |
| The Saturday Paper Pty Ltd | 43 165 672 579 | The Saturday Paper | The Saturday Paper (https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/) |
A newspaper masthead | 30/04/2024 | Benjamin Shepherd |
Ph: 0412 973 160 Email: bens@schwartzmedia.com.au |
| The Monthly Pty Ltd | 98 178 561 784 | The Monthly | The Monthly (https://www.themonthly.com.au/) |
A magazine | 30/04/2024 | Benjamin Shepherd |
Ph: 0412 973 160 Email: bens@schwartzmedia.com.au |
| The Saturday Paper Pty Ltd | 43 165 672 579 | 7am | 7am (https://www.7ampodcast.com.au/) |
A program of audio or video content designed to be distributed over the internet | 30/04/2024 | Benjamin Shepherd |
Ph: 0412 973 160 Email: bens@schwartzmedia.com.au |
| The Music Press Pty Ltd | 65 653 498 429 | The Music | The Music (https://themusic.com.au/industry) |
A website or part of a website | 12/06/2024 | Stephen Green |
Ph: 0412 321 368 Email: stephen@sgcmedia.com |
| We Are Explorers Pty Ltd | 88 627 294 142 | We Are Explorers | We Are Explorers (https://weareexplorers.co/news/) |
A website or part of a website | 12/06/2024 | Tim Ashelford |
Ph: 0407 247 331 Email: tim@weareexplorers.co |
| Ethnic Publications Pty Ltd | 13 005 255 087 | Neos Kosmos | Neos Kosmos (https://neoskosmos.com/) |
A newspaper masthead | 15/07/2024 | Christopher Gogos |
Ph: 03 9482 4433 Email: chrisg@neoskosmos.com.au |
| Warragul Regional Newspapers Pty Ltd | 20 005 057 036 | Warragul and Drouin Gazette | Warragul and Drouin Gazette (https://www.thegazette.com.au/) |
A newspaper masthead | 06/08/2024 | Andrew Schreyer |
Ph: 0404 140 995 |
| Maryborough Regional Newspapers Pty Ltd | 56 006 204 584 | The Maryborough District Advertiser | The Maryborough District Advertiser (https://www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au/) |
A newspaper masthead | 06/08/2024 | Andrew Schreyer |
Ph: 0404 140 995 |
| News Corp Australia Pty Limited | 73 163 992 774 | News Corp Australia | 34 separate news sources have been registered. A list containing the news source name and content link of each can be found here. |
19 news sources have been classified as a newspaper masthead 15 news sources have been classified as a website or part of a website |
06/08/2024 | Ian Philip |
Ph: 02 9288 3000 Email: ian.philip@news.com.au |
| Riverine Grazier Pty Ltd | 88 087 760 432 | The Riverine Grazier | The Riverine Grazier https://www.thegrazier.com.au/ |
A newspaper masthead | 12/08/2024 | Krista Schade |
Ph: 02 6993 1002 Email: krista@thegrazier.com.au |
| The Trustee for the Word Bureau Trust | 31 692 723 477 | The Illawarra Flame | The Illawarra Flame https://www.theillawarraflame.com.au |
A magazine | 30/08/2024 | Genevieve Swart |
Ph: 0432 612 168 |
| Gilgandra Newspapers Pty Ltd | 43 000 160 225 | Gilgandra Newspapers Pty Ltd |
The Gilgandra Weekly The Nyngan Weekly |
Two newspaper mastheads | 05/09/2024 | Lucie Peart |
Ph: 0421 220 388 |
| North Central Review Pty Ltd | 89 108 789 779 | North Central Review | North Central Review https://www.ncreview.com.au |
A newspaper masthead | 13/09/2024 | Rod O’Donnell |
Ph: 0418 396 785 Email: rod@crystalgroup.com.au |
| The Publishing Media Company Pty Ltd ATF The Media Trust | 81 710 140 160 | Sunshine Coast News | sunshinecoastnews.com.au https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au |
A website or part of a website | 13/09/2024 | Michael Kramer |
Ph: 0412 489 676 |
| Western District Newspapers Pty Ltd | 74 004 068 759 | Western District Newspapers |
Camperdown Chronicle Cobden Timboon Coast Times Terang Express Mortlake Dispatch Warrnambool Weekly |
5 newspaper mastheads | 13/09/2024 | Stewart James Esh |
Ph: 0417 330 264 Email: stewartesh@gmail.com |
| Muso’s Media Pty Ltd | 79 081 524 110 | Loddon Herald | Loddon Herald www.loddonherald.com.au |
A newspaper masthead | 26/09/2024 | Christopher Earl |
Ph: 0419 549 743 Email: loddonherald@gmail.com |
| YP Publishers Pty Ltd | 79 007 685 832 | Yorke Peninsula Country Times | Yorke Peninsula Country Times www.ypct.com.au |
A newspaper masthead | 01/10/2024 | Michael Ellis |
Ph: 08 8821 1155 Email: mellis@ypct.com.au |
| GNM Australia Pty Ltd | 50 161 165 242 | The Guardian Australia | The Guardian Australia https://www.theguardian.com/au |
A website or part of a website | 17/10/2024 | Rebecca Costello |
Ph: 02 8076 8400 |
| Australian News Channel Pty Ltd | 28 068 954 478 | Australian News Channel |
Sky News Sky News Extra/Sky News Election Channel skynews.com.au |
2 news sources have been classified as television program or channel 1 news source has been classified as a website or part of a website |
18/10/2024 | Ian Philip |
Ph: 02 9288 3000 Email: ian.philip@news.com.au |
| Surf Coast News Australia Pty Ltd | 66 131 276 303 | Times News Group |
Ballarat Times Ballina Times Bellarine Times |
11 news sources have been classified as newspaper mastheads | 25/10/2024 | Warick Brown |
Ph: 0438 778 266 Email: warick@timesnewsgroup.com.au |
| SEG TNG News Media Pty Ltd | 13 672 222 016 | Mt Gambier Times | Mt Gambier Times https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/mtgambiertimes/ |
A newspaper masthead | 28/10/2024 | Warick Brown |
Ph: 0438 778 266 Email: warick@timesnewsgroup.com.au |
| Capital Brief Pty Ltd | 34 664 662 024 | Capital Brief | Capital Brief https://www.capitalbrief.com/ |
A website or part of a website | 29/10/2024 | Christopher Janz |
Ph: 0291 917 455 Email: nmbc@capitalbrief.com |
| McPherson Newspapers Pty Ltd | 89 004 522 794 | McPherson Media Group |
Shepparton News Benalla Ensign Deniliquin Pastoral Times |
11 news sources have been classified as newspaper mastheads | 15/11/2024 | Antonio Borrelli |
Ph: 03 5820 3117 Email: antonio.borrelli@mmg.com.au |