Five More Years for Australia’s Print Newspapers

Australia’s two largest publishers have agreed on a new five-year plan to continue printing physical newspapers.

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Pick & Scroll News
August 04, 2025

Australia’s two largest publishers have agreed on a new five-year plan to continue printing physical newspapers. They aim to preserve traditional readership despite the ongoing growth of digital platforms. However, ageing infrastructure may make this plan more difficult to carry out.


In 2020, key media rivals including Nine Entertainment, News Corp and Australian Community Media agreed to consolidate their printing operations. The goal was to reduce costs by sharing facilities. This original deal has now ended, and Nine and News Corp are preparing to renew it, extending print operations until at least 2030.


While the previous agreement helped save millions, extending it could introduce new challenges. Most of the presses are more than 20 years old. A newer four-year-old press at a site in Victoria shows that some investment in print is still considered worthwhile. News Corp’s facilities are located across the country, from Melbourne to Townsville, and support a large network of daily newspapers.


The deal will impact most of the nation’s major print publications. Nine owns The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review. News Corp publishes titles such as The Australian and the Herald Sun. Although fewer people are reading print editions, physical newspapers remain important. They delivered nearly 40% of Nine Publishing’s $558.6 million in revenue last financial year, and they still support much of News Corp’s $571.1 million advertising revenue.


This agreement appears to be a strategic effort to retain influence with older, loyal readers and advertisers, even as the future of print media looks uncertain. Some media executives believe newspaper printing may end within 15 years. If that is the case, this five-year extension could be one of the last phases of Australia’s print news era.

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