Of the many newspapers in circulation in Australia, two are distributed nationwide, namely The Australian and The Australian Financial Review. As of September 2022, print and digital readership of The Australian averaged *** million. Meanwhile, The Australian Financial Review reached an average of approximately *** million readers.
  Public trust in the news
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 State and local news in Australia
In yet another survey, it was found that most readers who read newspapers to access local news did so primarily due to factors such as convenience and ease of access.Â
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