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Google Play Top Free · Australia

Top free news & magazines apps in Australia

The Google Play Top Free chart for News & Magazines in Australia, saved by ASO Lab on September 28, 2026. Rank changes compare with the previous day we recorded. Leading today: news.com.au, X, Substack.

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#AppRatingInstallsChange
1news.com.auNews Digital Media.★ 4.5410 K=
2XX Corp.★ 4.81.9 B=
3SubstackSubstack Inc.★ 4.8—=
47NEWSSeven West Media★ 3.9—▲ 3
5The AustralianNews Digital Media.★ 3.6—=
6Podcast PlayerCastbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks★ 4.8—▲ 2
7ABC NEWSAustralian Broadcasting Corporation★ 4.7—▼ 1
8Scanner Radio - Police ScannerGordonEdwards.net LLC★ 4.7—▲ 6
9NYTimes: US and Global NewsThe New York Times Company★ 4.7—▲ 1
10The Guardian - US & World NewsGuardian News & Media Ltd★ 4.5—▲ 3
11Pocket Casts - Podcast AppAutomattic, Inc★ 4.8—=
12The White HouseExecutive Office of the President★ 4.7380 K▼ 8
13Australia Breaking NewsSafe Apps Inc★ 4.4—▼ 4
14Quora: the knowledge platformQuora, Inc.★ 4.1—▲ 5
15Google News - Daily HeadlinesGoogle LLC★ 4.0—=
16FOX News - Daily Breaking NewsFOX News Network, LLC★ 4.7—▲ 7
17BBC: World News & StoriesBBC Studios Distribution Ltd.★ 3.1—▼ 1
18SDC App - For Aussies Over 60Seniors Discount Club★ 4.5—▼ 6
19News24 AustraliaAustralian News Channel Pty Ltd (News24)★ 3.2—▼ 1
20Australian Financial ReviewFairfax Media★ 4.3—▲ 5
21Emergency WADFES★ 4.0—▼ 1
22ABC News: Live & BreakingDisney★ 3.3—▲ 10
23PressReader: News & MagazinesPressReader Inc.★ 4.7—▼ 2
24SBS NewsSBS Corporation★ 3.2—▲ 2
25Good Food: Recipe FinderImmediate Media Co★ 3.9—▲ 12
262GBTapt Media★ 3.3—▲ 4
27Ground NewsSnapwise Inc.(dba Ground News)★ 4.6—▲ 13
28Al Jazeera - الجزيرةAl Jazeera Network★ 4.8—▲ 5
29Snap News: Local & AlertsBuild4world★ 4.3—▼ 2
306PRTapt Media★ 3.7—▲ 16
31News24 AustraliaNews Digital Media.★ 3.1—▼ 14
32nine.com.auNINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD★ 3.8—▼ 4
33Police Scanner - Live RadioPolice Scanner, Scanner Live Radio App★ 4.8—▲ 3
34Medium: Read & Write StoriesA Medium Corporation★ 4.7—▼ 3
35The Advertiser: Adelaide NewsNews Digital Media.★ 2.9—=
36World Monitor: GlobeAlertAppricott Dijital Teknoliji ve Yazilim A.S.★ 4.8—▼ 7
37CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN★ 4.3—▼ 3
38NBC News: Breaking News & LiveNBC News Digital LLC★ 4.4—▲ 1
39CBS News - Live Breaking NewsCBS Interactive, Inc.★ 3.91,000,000+▼ 15
40TasALERTDepartment of Premier & Cabinet Tasmania★ 3.3—▼ 18
41The NightlySeven West Media★ 3.3—▼ 3

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About this chart

Positions come from the public Google Play Top Free list for Australia. ASO Lab saves each chart once a day, so the change column shows movement since the previous saved day. A chart position is not a download count: apps with very different install numbers can sit next to each other. Open any app for its ratings, installs and ranks in other countries.