TV news

TV news is traditionally pre-programmed and broadcasted on free-to-air channels, but nowadays, it is also replicated or produced explicitly for the online environment, such as social media platforms, YouTube, and TV news websites.

Searching the Library Collection

1. Search the library collection using your keywords and refine your results to Resource Type > Video
2. If you are looking for TV news content from a particular program you can incorporate that in to your search
   • i.e. election AND "ABC news"
3. Access the video via the Available online link

Video length: 1 min 57 sec

Explore the resources in the following databases:

The Australian TV news services on this page are indexed in databases, which means you can search by the program name. Watch news, current affairs and selected documentaries aired on Australian free-to-air networks online. Content is available from August 2007 onwards. Shows include:

For more information: 

Most international news programs are not indexed in the Library Collection or databases but are hosted on websites which can be accessed via a Google search.

Some international news websites include: