News, Newspapers, Journals, Blogs and Commentary

Australian News, Newspapers & Current Affairs

• ABC News Online 
• Sydney Morning Herald daily broadsheet newspaper with online news (Fairfax Digital)
• The Age Melbourne-based broadsheet (Fairfax Digital)
• 4 Corners Australian current affairs program from the ABC.
• 7.30 Report from the ABC television program includes transcripts of interviews
• ABC Public Record - from the ABC, a guide to the latest issues, events and debates in Australia.
• Behind the News - background to the news from the ABC television program - intended for school students but suitable for anyone
• The Australian (News Limited)
• The Australian Financial Review (Fairfax Digital) 
• The Australian Higher Education News (News Limited)
• The Big Issue is a fortnightly current affairs and entertainment magazine that is sold on the streets of towns and cities throughout Australia by people experiencing homelessness or long-term unemployment. Vendors keep half of the cover price ($4) of every magazine they sell. It is the magazine that helps people help themselves. It is also Australia's fastest growing magazine with readership now at 153,000 readers
• Green Left Weekly Australia's radical weekly newspaper.

Journals, Online Discussions and E-zines

• crikey.com.au is a daily subscription email crammed with the latest news, analysis, juicy gossip, reviews, rumours, links and prescient tips. It arrives in subscribers' inboxes every week day at lunchtime.
• New Matilda is an online magazine and policy portal and provides an independent media voice, delivering accessible, informed comment on significant issues in Australia and abroad. New Matilda promotes: 
  • truth in public life
  • independent political commentary
  • policy based on the public good
  • citizen power in decision making
• Webdiary aims to be and "Independent, Ethical, Accountable and Transparent" forum for views across the political spectrum. 

Information on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

• Amnesty - what's happening
• The Refugee Council of Australia  
• Australian Immigration Department 
• Australian Journal of Human Rights and AHRC Information Relevant to Refugee law in Australia 
• Refugee Action Collective of Victoria
• U.S. Committee for Refugees 
• Yahoo list of relevant news and other sites.
• BBC - The Road to Refuge

Press Releases, etc

• Internet Information Resources for Australian Journalists - an excellent resource for anyone wanting information and statistics

International News

• Common Dreams News Centre - in-depth news reports and critical analysis from a variety of quality sources. 
• Reuters Alertnet includes a live news feed from Reuters together with articles describing how relief agencies are responding to the latest humanitarian crises and a member directory of international aid agencies. 
• The BBC
• The Guardian (includes the crossword!)
• The New York Times