Newspaper Resources

The National Library of Australia holds more than 10 million items in its collection. The Library’s collecting focus is documenting the lives and experiences of Australia and its people. As a multicultural society with many people from different backgrounds and languages the Library’s collection includes a rich array of resources and items in languages other than English. This includes newspapers and informational publications. This module is designed to to give students an opportunity to build and grow their language capabilities through reading and interpreting non-academic texts in the form of the Library's digitised newspaper collection. Using real newspapers, whether historical or contemporary, also gives students the opportunity to delve further into the cultural and social aspects surrounding the language being studied which is important for a holistic understanding of the language.

This module includes seven languages taught in Australian schools and links to digitised newspapers in those languages. However, other languages are available in the Library's collection. Using the Library’s catalogue, you can find other online resources in the language being studied. Use the link below to access the Catalogue and use the ‘Language’ filter (halfway down the right-hand side of the Catalogue list) to filter by the language being studied. Search the National Library of Australia Catalogue.

The resources provided throughout this module represent contemporary and historical publications from a range of authors, distributors and publishers. The resources provided throughout this module are the works of their respective creators and of the times and cultural context in which they were published. The views reflected in these publications do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Library of Australia. Teachers and educators should inspect the suitability of the newspaper/articles they wish to present in the classroom to ensure it is appropriate and culturally safe for use.

Arabic
The front page of The Australian Panorama Arabic Newspaper. The masthead is written in red Arabic script.
Chinese
A page from The English Chinese Advertiser newspaper written in Chinese.
French
A page from a French newspaper titles Courrier Australien.
German
A page from the Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung, 1851.
Italian
A page from La Sampa Italiana (or The Italian Press) newspaper.
Japanese
The front page of the Japanese Perth Times. The masthead is written in Japanese. There is a stylised rat on the front page with the text "A Happy New Year!! 1996"
Modern Greek
The front page of To Ethnico Vema a Greek-Australian newspaper
Turkish
A document showing which household items should be placed in which garbage bin. The list is sorted alphabetically and each item has a yellow, green, or red coloured square, indicating which bin it should go in. Red for trash, yellow for recycling and green for greenwaste. The list is written in Turkish

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Cultural Notification

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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