thelionroars <thelionroars1337@gmail.com> wrote:
I find the ABC is still pretty good and is where I get most of my political analysis and current affairs (4 Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Insiders and so on). Their print side is reporting not in-depth journalism but decent enough for that. The opinion section occasionally has an interesting read.
ABC news coverage is mostly good. Since my interest is primarily in international affairs rather than Australian politics, I find more depth elsewhere (BBC, Radio France, Radio Netherlands, Deutsche Welle, etc.).
For print media there are a few online alternatives springing up.
http://www.theglobalmail.org/ http://newmatilda.com/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/
The first is run from a philanthropic donation and is probably the most promising. The other two are more straight commentary. I think The Punch is Murdoch owned but not as obviously biased as The Australian in its headline selection, story focus etc.
This isn't a news site, but http://www.yourview.org.au/ is a good forum for opinions and discussion of local issues. I attended a seminar about it earlier this year; it uses a reputation system to distinguish and encourage thoughtful, well-reasoned commentary.