UNSW Library subscribes to a wide range of online Australian and international newspapers and newspaper collections.
Finding newspaper articles
Search for newspaper articles via news databases
- Newspapers & magazines via ProQuest databases - select Newspapers & Magazines from the subject areas
- Fairfax media - access to recent issues of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review
- Factiva - international coverage
- World news connection - foreign news translated into English 1995-2013
- TVNews - Australian news in video format search
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers - select Newspapers & Magazines from the subject areas
- Use PressReader to access the last 3 months of The Saturday Paper, an Australian weekly newspaper launched in 2014 which covers current affairs, culture and Australian politics
Other newspaper collections
- Trove digitised Australian newspapers
- Readex AllSearch (including America’s historical newspapers)
- PressReader for online access to current international newspapers, on your desktop computer or tablet or phone
- NewspaperSG - an online archive of digitised Singaporean newspapers produced by the National Library Board, Singapore
- Adam Matthew - Service Newspapers of World War II - A collection of newspapers published during the war years and immediate aftermath (1939-1948).
The current week’s newspapers held by the Library are located on Level 3 next to the music collection, Main Library.
Accessing PressReader
PressReader provides online access to current newspapers from around the world in full colour, full page format, on desktop computer, tablet and phone.
To download the PressReader app:
- Connect your phone or tablet to the UNSW authenticated wireless network
- Download PressReader from the app store or go to www.pressreader.com
- Launch PressReader and select a title
PressReader web access is also available.
For more information see PressReader Help Center.
Accessing the The Sydney Morning Herald
Full text
Current access (digital edition or website version)
Last 6 months
Archival access
1842+ (except March 1995 - July 1996)
Factiva
Sept 1986+
Trove
Produced by National Library of Australia.
1842-1954
Index
The Sydney Morning Herald Index
Includes Sun Herald, Good Weekend, Eastern Herald, Northern Herald.
Produced by State Library of NSW.
1988-June 2005
Microfilm
Held at SM164, Level 4, Main Library.
1831-2005
The current issues are located on Level 2, Main Library.
Accessing The Australian Financial Review
Full text
Fairfax Media
Last 3 years
Factiva
Sept 1987+
Microfilm
Held at SM2177, Level 4, Main Library.
1951+