STPL News received no funding through the Federal Government’s Journalism Assistance Fund.
The government says the fund will provide $67.6 million to 185 Australian news publishers and support more than 2,000 journalist positions.
Funding Recipients
The Federal Government has published a list of media outlets, including the entities that received funding and the amounts awarded.
The list includes national, regional and local media organisations, including publishers operating in the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston media market.
We encourage readers to search the list, see which local publishers received taxpayer-funded assistance and review the amounts awarded.
STPL News received no funding through the Journalism Assistance Fund.
Journalism Assistance Fund recipients
The table lists published grant recipients, associated outlets, ownership information, grant amounts and each recipient’s share of the published funding total. Grant amounts are bold. Publishers operating on the Mornington Peninsula, in Frankston or nearby south-east Victorian areas are also highlighted in bold. Entries marked “unverified” require further independent confirmation.
| # | Company (grant recipient) | Outlet(s) | Owner | Grant amount | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax Media Limited | Nine publishing group entity (Nine’s mastheads SMH, The Age and AFR are published by sister Nine subsidiaries) | Former Fairfax holding company, wholly owned by Nine Entertainment Co since the December 2018 merger (Nine AR 2025, Note 6.3) | $8,163,870 | 10.98% |
| 2 | Nine Entertainment Co Pty Ltd | Nine Network, 9News, nine.com.au | ASX listed (NEC); largest shareholder Bruce Gordon’s Birketu: 19.98% voting at September 2025, lifted to 22.98% in February 2026 | $7,962,240 | 10.71% |
| 3 | Seven Network (Operations) Limited | Seven Network, 7NEWS, 7plus | Seven West Media entity; SWM merged into Southern Cross Media Group 7 January 2026 (ASX: SXL); Kerry Stokes’ SGH holds 20.06% of the merged group | $5,594,160 | 7.52% |
| 4 | West Australian Newspapers Limited | The West Australian, PerthNow, Kalgoorlie Miner, regional WA papers | Wholly owned Seven West Media subsidiary, now inside the merged Southern Cross Media Group (Stokes’ SGH 20.06%) | $4,084,080 | 5.49% |
| 5 | SA Today Pty Ltd | The Border Watch (Mount Gambier), The South Eastern Times | Star News Group linked joint venture with independent SA publishers; registered at Star’s Pakenham base as TBW Today Pty Ltd, renamed SA Today 2023; took over 11 ex ACM SA mastheads 2023 and ex Elliott titles 2025 | $2,703,987 | 3.64% |
| 6 | Regional Publishers (Western Victoria) Pty Limited | The Courier (Ballarat) | Australian Community Media, Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz 50/50 | $2,277,990 | 3.06% |
| 7 | McPherson Newspapers Pty Ltd | Shepparton News, Cobram Courier, Benalla Ensign, Seymour Telegraph, Echuca Riverine Herald, Country News | McPherson Media Group, McPherson family since 1886 (Ross McPherson AM executive chairman) | $1,840,410 | 2.48% |
| 8 | The Trustee for Ian Thomas Family Trust | Star News Group titles: Pakenham Gazette, Berwick Star News, Star Weekly, Noosa Today | Star News Group (registered business names sit on this trust’s ABN); Thomas family since 1909, MD Paul Thomas | $1,736,592 | 2.34% |
| 9 | WIN Television Network Pty Ltd | WIN Television, WIN News (largest regional commercial TV network) | WIN Corporation, privately owned by Bruce Gordon | $1,673,100 | 2.25% |
| 10 | Prime Television (Southern) Pty Limited | Prime7 regional broadcasts, southern NSW/ACT/VIC | Wholly owned Seven West Media subsidiary since December 2021, now inside the merged Southern Cross Media Group | $1,651,650 | 2.22% |
| 11 | ACM – Regional Media (Tasmania) Pty Ltd | The Examiner (Launceston), The Advocate (Burnie) | Australian Community Media, Catalano/Waislitz | $1,166,880 | 1.57% |
| 12 | The Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Limited | The Canberra Times, The Chronicle | Australian Community Media, Catalano/Waislitz | $1,106,820 | 1.49% |
| 13 | Region Group Pty Ltd | Region Canberra (ex Riotact), Region Illawarra, Region Riverina, About Regional, Cape York Weekly, PS News | Privately owned by Tim White and Michael McGoogan | $1,093,950 | 1.47% |
| 14 | Newcastle Newspapers Pty Ltd | Newcastle Herald and Hunter weeklies | Australian Community Media, Catalano/Waislitz | $1,081,080 | 1.45% |
| 15 | The Conversation Media Group Limited | The Conversation (Australia) | Not for profit backed by member universities, CSIRO and governments; no private owner | $1,033,890 | 1.39% |
| 16 | Australian Radio Network Pty Limited | KIIS Network, Gold, CADA, iHeartRadio AU, ARN regional stations and newsrooms | Subsidiary of ARN Media Ltd, ASX listed, widely held | $978,120 | 1.32% |
| 17 | SEI (VIC) Pty Ltd | Il Globo (Melbourne), La Fiamma (Sydney), Il Globo TV, Rete Italia | Italian Media Corporation; founded 1959 by Valmorbida and Larobina families (Julius Larobina key principal) | $819,390 | 1.10% |
| 18 | Private Media Operations Pty Ltd | Crikey, SmartCompany, The Mandarin | Private Media; chairman and largest shareholder (just over 40%) Eric Beecher; CEO Will Hayward | $737,022 | 0.99% |
| 19 | Capital Brief Pty Ltd | Capital Brief | Co founders Chris Janz and David Eisman (ex Fairfax/Nine executives), backed by investment firm Shearwater Capital | $686,400 | 0.92% |
| 20 | Surf Coast News Australia Pty Ltd | Times News Group: Surf Coast Times, Bellarine Times, Geelong Times, Ballarat Times, Bendigo Times | Directors Mark Casey, Warick Brown (MD), Nick Abbott | $686,400 | 0.92% |
| 21 | North East Media Pty Ltd | Wangaratta Chronicle, Myrtleford Times, Alpine Observer, Mansfield Courier and 25+ papers | Higgins family since 1921, CEO Edward Higgins | $626,340 | 0.84% |
| 22 | Chinese Herald Australia Pty Ltd | Daily Chinese Herald, 1688.com.au and WeChat channels | 1688 Media Group; proprietor Fengyu Huang (Taiwan born) | $600,600 | 0.81% |
| 23 | Foreign Language Press Pty Ltd | The Greek Herald (est 1926) and multilingual printing | Skalkos family; publishers Dimitra Skalkos and Elaine Kintis | $592,449 | 0.80% |
| 24 | The Daily Aus Holdings Pty Limited | The Daily Aus (social first news) | Co founders Sam Koslowski and Zara Seidler; seed round led by ex Nine CEO David Gyngell with Canva executives | $549,120 | 0.74% |
| 25 | Ace Radio Broadcasters Pty Limited | 21 regional stations VIC/NSW plus The Weekly Advertiser (Horsham) | Paterson family (Rowly and Judy Paterson) | $540,111 | 0.73% |
| 26 | Solstice Media Pty Ltd | InDaily, CityMag, SALIFE, The New Daily (acquired 2024) | Founder and MD Paul Hamra; chair Alan Young AM (Eric Beecher is a former chair); acquired The New Daily from Industry Super Holdings December 2024 | $529,386 | 0.71% |
| 27 | Illawarra Newspapers Holdings Pty Ltd | Illawarra Mercury | Australian Community Media, Catalano/Waislitz | $523,380 | 0.70% |
| 28 | Business News Pty Ltd | Business News (Perth) | Independently owned; executive chairman Elton Swarts | $489,060 | 0.66% |
| 29 | Ethnic Publications Pty Ltd | Neos Kosmos (Greek community, est 1957) | Gogos family (publisher Christopher Gogos) | $386,100 | 0.52% |
| 30 | The Trustee for Australian Chinese Media (NSW) Unit Trust | Australian Chinese Daily (Sydney, est 1987) | Founder owner Sandra (Meiling) Lau, Hong Kong born | $386,100 | 0.52% |
| 31 | Man of Many Pty Ltd | Man of Many (men’s lifestyle) | Co founders Scott Purcell and Frank Arthur | $368,511 | 0.50% |
| 32 | Central Queensland Media Pty Ltd | CQ Today (Rockhampton) | Star News Group / Today News Group network; incorporated from Star’s Pakenham base (VIC 3810), relocated to QLD September 2022 | $345,774 | 0.47% |
| 33 | Kore Communication Strategy Research Pty Ltd | New England Times (Armidale) | Consultancy running the outlet not for profit; principals not named | $343,200 | 0.46% |
| 34 | South Burnett Today Pty Ltd | South Burnett Today, Central and North Burnett Today | Star News Group / Today News Group network; incorporated from Star’s Pakenham base | $334,620 | 0.45% |
| 35 | Australian Epoch Times Ltd | The Epoch Times (Australian edition) | Registered charity; part of the Epoch Media Group network founded by practitioners of Falun Gong (the paper denies formal movement ownership) | $328,185 | 0.44% |
| 36 | The Trustee for Greek Broadcasters (Aust) Trust | 3XY Radio Hellas (Melbourne) | Stamoulis family (Harry Stamoulis) | $312,741 | 0.42% |
| 37 | Post Newspapers Pty Ltd | POST Newspapers (Perth western suburbs) | Bret Christian (founded with Bettye Christian 1977) | $311,025 | 0.42% |
| 38 | The Trustee for the Regional Media Unit Trust | The Bugle and Bugle App (Kiama/Shellharbour) | Chantelle Farah (bought 2023 from founders Cathy and Steve Law) | $311,025 | 0.42% |
| 39 | Collective Media Pty Ltd | Gunnedah Times, Wee Waa News, North West Magazine | Susie and Mark Slack-Smith | $308,880 | 0.42% |
| 40 | Regional Media Corp Pty Ltd | Cootamundra Express, Junee Southern Cross, Harden Murrumburrah Express, The Riverina Farmer (per ABR names) | UNVERIFIED: registered March 2023, VIC; no public record of owners | $308,880 | 0.42% |
| 41 | Ipswich Media Pty Ltd | Ipswich News Today / Ipswich West Moreton Today | Star News Group / Today News Group network; incorporated from Star’s Pakenham base | $300,300 | 0.40% |
| 42 | Core Publishing and Events Pty Ltd | Core Life magazine (Mackay/Whitsundays/Townsville) | Publisher Rebecca Douthwaite; ultimate owner not stated | $300,300 | 0.40% |
| 43 | The Saturday Paper Pty Ltd | The Saturday Paper | Schwartz Media, Morry Schwartz | $300,300 | 0.40% |
| 44 | F Teare Marston Pty Ltd | Mount Barker Courier (Adelaide Hills) | Marston family since 1952 | $298,155 | 0.40% |
| 45 | The Trustee for Greenstone Media Trust | Colac Herald | Greenstone Media, director Andrea Graham; locally owned | $296,010 | 0.40% |
| 46 | Leader Newspapers Pty Ltd | The Leader (Barossa), The Southern Argus (Strathalbyn) | Family owned since 1918 | $291,720 | 0.39% |
| 47 | Chinese Herald Pty Ltd | Daily Chinese Herald (Sydney) | Chinese News and Media Group / 1688 group; founded by Fengyu Huang, MD Wendy Huang | $278,850 | 0.38% |
| 48 | Riverina Media Group Pty Ltd | Tumut and Adelong Times, Tumbarumba Times, Gundagai Independent, Temora Independent, Narrandera Argus | Owned by North East Media (Higgins family) | $277,134 | 0.37% |
| 49 | Mamamiacomau Pty Ltd | Mamamia | Freedman family: Mia Freedman and CEO Jason Lavigne | $268,125 | 0.36% |
| 50 | GJ Adams Trust | The Shepparton Adviser | Geoff Adams (founder/MD), Will Adams GM | $265,980 | 0.36% |
| 51 | SE Voice Pty Ltd | The SE Voice (Limestone Coast) | Founder/editor Lechelle Earl | $261,690 | 0.35% |
| 52 | Myanmar Now Ltd | Myanmar Now (exiled Burmese news agency) | Founded 2015 by the Thomson Reuters Foundation; donor funded; editor in chief Swe Win | $257,400 | 0.35% |
| 53 | AC 878 Media Group Pty Ltd | AC878 Chinese language FM radio (Sydney) and Octopus magazine | Private, Ultimo NSW; key person Jacky Cheung | $257,400 | 0.35% |
| 54 | The Newsport Corporation Pty Ltd | Newsport Daily (Port Douglas) | Founders Sam and Sarah Cullen | $257,400 | 0.35% |
| 55 | The Intermedia Group Pty Ltd | 70+ B2B trade titles | Simon Grover, owner and MD; group also owns Mumbrella Media | $257,400 | 0.35% |
| 56 | Warragul Regional Newspapers Pty Ltd | Warragul and Drouin Gazette | Hopkins family since 1951 | $250,107 | 0.34% |
| 57 | Sports Entertainment Network Pty Ltd | SEN radio network | Sports Entertainment Group (ASX: SEG), CEO and largest shareholder Craig Hutchison | $248,820 | 0.33% |
| 58 | Wimmera Mallee News Pty Ltd | Wimmera Mallee News, Wimmera Mail-Times | Ward family, MD Andrew Ward | $244,530 | 0.33% |
| 59 | The Fold Media Pty Ltd | The Fold (Southern Highlands/Illawarra) | CEO Rebecca Guest | $240,240 | 0.32% |
| 60 | The Trustee for the Word Bureau Trust | The Illawarra Flame | Editor Genevieve Swart; formal ownership not published | $235,950 | 0.32% |
| 61 | South Eastern Newspapers Pty Ltd | South Gippsland Sentinel-Times (Wonthaggi) | Locally owned, publisher director Michael Giles | $235,950 | 0.32% |
| 62 | Western Sydney Publishing Group Pty Ltd | Western Weekender (Penrith) | Kathryn Garton (owner since 2015) | $235,950 | 0.32% |
| 63 | Portasea Pty Ltd | The Express Newspaper (Mareeba/Atherton Tablelands) | Carl Portella | $223,080 | 0.30% |
| 64 | Mumbrella Media Pty Ltd | Mumbrella | The Intermedia Group with co founder Tim Burrowes; bought back January 2025 | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 65 | Agenda Media Pty Ltd | Women’s Agenda | Co founders Angela Priestley and Tarla Lambert; women owned | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 66 | NNA Australia Pty Limited | NNA Australia (Japanese language business news) | Founded 1998 as the Australian subsidiary of Japan’s NNA (a Kyodo News group company); both companies now describe it as an independent partner company; current ownership not publicly established | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 67 | Elliott Midland Newspapers Pty Ltd | Sunraysia Daily (Mildura) and Swan Hill/Kerang papers | Elliott Newspaper Group, Lanyon family | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 68 | James Yeates and Sons Pty Ltd | Bairnsdale Advertiser, Snowy River Mail | Yeates family, five generations since 1897 | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 69 | Golden Boot Media Pty Ltd | Football360 | Founders David Weiner and Antony Pinshaw (ex Fox Sports) | $214,500 | 0.29% |
| 70 | Latrobe Valley Express Partnership | Latrobe Valley Express (Morwell) | Partnership of two family companies plus Rural Press lineage; exact families not named | $197,340 | 0.27% |
| 71 | National Indigenous Radio Service Limited | NIRS national Indigenous radio feed | Registered charity, federally funded (NIAA) | $197,340 | 0.27% |
| 72 | Locolee Pty Ltd | Western Plains App / Coonamble Times | Lee O’Connor | $188,760 | 0.25% |
| 73 | Plus61J Media Pty Limited | The Jewish Independent | Publisher Uri Windt | $180,180 | 0.24% |
| 74 | Western District Newspapers Pty Ltd | Camperdown Chronicle, Terang Express, Mortlake Dispatch | Independent, locally owned; principals not named | $178,464 | 0.24% |
| 75 | Gympie Today Pty Ltd | Gympie Today | Star News Group / Today News Group network; incorporated from Star’s Pakenham base | $175,032 | 0.24% |
| 76 | Noman, Muhammad | Sole trader; outlet not identifiable | UNVERIFIED | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 77 | Deaf Services Limited | Deaf Connect: Auslan90 daily Auslan news (with SBS) | Registered charity (Brisbane) | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 78 | Shiliu Pty Ltd | Chinese language digital channels incl OzWe Life | Private, registered 2012; owner UNVERIFIED | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 79 | West Vic News Pty Ltd | Ararat Advocate, Stawell Times-News revival | Owner not documented | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 80 | DNA Men Nexus Pty Limited | DNA magazine | Founder and managing editor Andrew Creagh | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 81 | Maryborough Regional Newspapers Pty Ltd | The Maryborough District Advertiser (VIC) | Company owner family not named publicly | $171,600 | 0.23% |
| 82 | Bundaberg Media Pty Ltd | Bundaberg Today | Star News Group / Today News Group network; incorporated from Star’s Pakenham base | $151,866 | 0.20% |
| 83 | Fleurieu App Pty Ltd | The Fleurieu App | Founder owner Susie Williams | $150,150 | 0.20% |
| 84 | Hyperlocal News Pty Ltd | CBD News, Docklands News, Southbank News (inner Melbourne) | Owner director Sean Car | $150,150 | 0.20% |
| 85 | Finemarks Australia Pty Ltd | The Philippine Times (print) | Individuals UNVERIFIED | $150,150 | 0.20% |
| 86 | Arts Hub Australia Pty Ltd | ArtsHub, ScreenHub | Shareholder group led by Simon Baker (ex REA CEO); CEO Sol Wise | $145,860 | 0.20% |
| 87 | The Trustee for the Media Trust | Sunshine Coast News, My Weekly Preview | Publishers Darryl Olson, Noel Olson, Michael Kramer, Anar Higgins | $144,573 | 0.19% |
| 88 | Cairns Local News Pty Ltd | Cairns Local News | Founded by Peter McCullagh, Carl Portella, Lukas White | $143,715 | 0.19% |
| 89 | Scenic Rim Media Pty Ltd | Beaudesert Bulletin, The Canungra Times | Susie Cunningham, Kate Cahill, Keer Moriarty (since 2024) | $141,570 | 0.19% |
| 90 | Echo Publications Pty Limited | The Byron Shire Echo / Echonetdaily | Shand family estate 43%, David Lovejoy 36%, Jeff Dawson 10% | $137,709 | 0.19% |
| 91 | About Time Media Ltd | About Time (national prison newspaper) | Registered charity; founder Joseph Friedman | $137,280 | 0.18% |
| 92 | Muso’s Media Pty Ltd | UNVERIFIED (Bendigo company, reg 1998) | UNVERIFIED | $137,280 | 0.18% |
| 93 | Monaro Media Group Pty Limited | Monaro Post, Jindabyne Summit Sun | Division of Provincial Press Group (North East Media / Higgins family) | $137,280 | 0.18% |
| 94 | 8CCC Community Radio Inc | 8CCC 102.1FM (Alice Springs, Tennant Creek) | Community owned association | $136,422 | 0.18% |
| 95 | The Trustee for McCullough Family Trust | Mornington Peninsula News Group (five weeklies) | McCullough family (publisher Cameron McCullough) | $133,848 | 0.18% |
| 96 | Westpub Pty Limited | Michael West Media (michaelwest.com.au) | Michael West, former Fairfax business journalist | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 97 | The Trustee for the Mayne Family Trust | UNVERIFIED (multiple identically named trusts) | UNVERIFIED | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 98 | MyCity Media Pty Ltd | MyCity Logan | Founder Simon Holt (ex News Corp) | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 99 | Stadtic Media Pty Ltd | Twin Town Times (Harden-Murrumburrah) | Small private company; owners not named | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 100 | Business News Australia Pty Ltd | businessnewsaustralia.com (Brisbane/Gold Coast) | Founder Camilla Westerlund (formerly Jansen); company entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation 22 January 2026, five weeks after the grant was published (ASIC notice); site later resumed publishing under unclear ownership | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 101 | Kelleway Whelan Holdings Pty Ltd | Perth Is OK! | Co founders Blake Kelleway and Luke Whelan | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 102 | Elliott Gippsland Newspapers Pty Ltd and Regional Publishers | Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator | Elliott Newspaper Group, Lanyon family | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 103 | The Trustee for Fitzgerald Business Trust | UNVERIFIED (multiple identically named trusts; Geelong one GST registered March 2025) | UNVERIFIED | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 104 | JD Ellis and MC Ellis and Y P Country Times Pty Ltd | Yorke Peninsula Country Times (est 1865) | Ellis family, MD Michael Ellis | $128,700 | 0.17% |
| 105 | VCT News Pty Ltd | Vision China Times (Sydney) | Vision Times Media (Australia); founder Ma Zhendong, GM Maree Ma | $127,413 | 0.17% |
| 106 | Australian Chinese Communications Pty Ltd | 2AC Australian Chinese Radio (Sydney) | Private, registered 1992; owners not named | $126,555 | 0.17% |
| 107 | Newstime Media Pty Ltd | Canberra Weekly, Canberra Daily | Owner publisher Nick Samaras (since 2022) | $125,268 | 0.17% |
| 108 | Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Ltd | National Radio News (with Charles Sturt University) and Community Radio Network | Member based peak body (company limited by guarantee) | $124,410 | 0.17% |
| 109 | VCT Multimedia Pty Ltd | Vision China Times (Melbourne/multimedia) | Vision Times Media (Australia), same family as VCT News | $123,981 | 0.17% |
| 110 | MMP Star Pty Ltd | Star Weekly papers, Melbourne’s west | JV: Metro Media Publishing (67%) and Star News Group | $120,120 | 0.16% |
| 111 | Corp of Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese (Qld) | The Catholic Leader (est 1892) | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane | $120,120 | 0.16% |
| 112 | Out Publications Pty Ltd | Star Observer (plus QNews names registered 2024) | Out Publications (Ultimo); shareholders not confirmed | $114,114 | 0.15% |
| 113 | The Herald Publishing Company Pty Ltd | Fremantle Herald, Perth Voice | Family owned; editor Steve Grant | $111,540 | 0.15% |
| 114 | Limelight Arts Media Pty Ltd | Limelight (classical music and arts) | CEO Cara Anderson; shareholders not disclosed | $111,540 | 0.15% |
| 115 | Local News Group (QLD) Pty Ltd | Local Ipswich News, Redland Bayside News, My Logan Local | Owners not publicly named | $111,540 | 0.15% |
| 116 | Local News Publisher Pty Ltd | UNVERIFIED (Brisbane, registered July 2023) | UNVERIFIED | $111,540 | 0.15% |
| 117 | Hunter River Times Pty Ltd | Hunter River Times (Singleton) | Editor Di Sneddon and publisher Shane Davey | $109,395 | 0.15% |
| 118 | Smee, Kimberly | Manly Observer | Sole trader: founder editor Kim Smee | $107,250 | 0.14% |
| 119 | Croakey Health Media Limited | Croakey (health journalism) | Not for profit; founder Melissa Sweet | $107,250 | 0.14% |
| 120 | The Music Press Pty Ltd | TheMusic.com.au, Countrytown | Stephen Green (SGC Group) since 2021 | $107,250 | 0.14% |
| 121 | Our Community Pty Ltd | Community Advocate (not for profit sector news) | Social enterprise; founder Denis Moriarty | $102,960 | 0.14% |
| 122 | Seven of Clubs Media Pty Ltd | Glasshouse Country and Maleny News | Editor Mitch Gaynor; shareholders not named | $102,960 | 0.14% |
| 123 | Phillip Island and San Remo Advertiser Pty Ltd | Phillip Island and San Remo Advertiser | Key principal Annette Oswin | $102,960 | 0.14% |
| 124 | Missing Perspectives Pty Ltd | Missing Perspectives (young women’s news) | Founder Phoebe Saintilan | $94,380 | 0.13% |
| 125 | Riverine Grazier Pty Ltd | The Riverine Grazier (Hay, est 1873) | Owner editor Tertia Butcher | $94,380 | 0.13% |
| 126 | The Trustee for Shiloh Media Trust | UNVERIFIED (shiloh.media unreachable) | UNVERIFIED | $93,522 | 0.13% |
| 127 | Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Qld Ltd | Radio 4EB 98.1FM Brisbane | Member based community broadcasting association | $92,235 | 0.12% |
| 128 | Winter, Craig | UNVERIFIED sole trader (7 same name ABNs) | UNVERIFIED | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 129 | The Trustee for the Paton Family Trust | UNVERIFIED (multiple identically named trusts) | UNVERIFIED | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 130 | Propeller Media Pty Ltd | The Hobart Magazine | Hobart company; owners not named | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 131 | Condobolin Argus Pty Ltd | The Condobolin Argus | Owners not named on site | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 132 | Tempo Media Pty Ltd | EducationHQ, Australian Teacher Magazine | Private VIC company; owners not confirmed | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 133 | Cherry, Jason Glenn Kenneth | UNVERIFIED sole trader (Traralgon VIC) | UNVERIFIED | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 134 | Merino Media Pty Ltd | Young News (Hilltops NSW) | Small Harden NSW company; owners not named | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 135 | MJ Smith and AR Tiller | UNVERIFIED partnership (Balaklava SA) | UNVERIFIED | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 136 | Fear and Greed Pty Ltd | Fear and Greed business podcast | Founders Sean Aylmer (ex SMH editor) and Michael Thompson | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 137 | The Huon Newspaper Company Pty Ltd | Huon News, Kingborough Chronicle | Proprietor James Yeates (Yeates family) | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 138 | A Bit of This Publishing Pty Ltd | Elite Agent (real estate industry trade) | Surfers Paradise company; owners not confirmed | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 139 | The Local Publishing Group Pty Ltd | The Local (Daylesford/Central Highlands) | Publisher editors Donna Kelly and Kyle Barnes | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 140 | The Sunrise Ethnic Newspaper Pty Ltd | Chieu Duong / The Sunrise (Vietnamese daily, Cabramatta) | Owners not publicly named | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 141 | Digital Media and Co Pty Ltd | The Indian Sun | Director Sri Balan | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 142 | Time to Roam Australia Pty Ltd | Time to Roam (caravan/camping magazine) | Publisher Phillip Terry | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 143 | Wire Media Group Pty Ltd | The Southern Wire (Bowral) | Owners not publicly documented; ABN registered 19 November 2025, two days before JAF applications opened, business name registered 20 November 2025 | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 144 | AEA Ethnic Publishers Pty Ltd | Trades as Today Newspapers (ethnic press, Mill Park VIC) | UNVERIFIED | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 145 | The North Central Review Pty Ltd | North Central Review, Whittlesea Review | Mott family (founded 2004 by Wally Mott and Bob Yeates) | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 146 | The Judith Treby Family Trust | Have a Go News (WA seniors monthly) | Treby family, three generations | $85,800 | 0.12% |
| 147 | Consult and Comply Pty Ltd | In The Cove (Lane Cove) | Founder owner Jacky Barker | $80,223 | 0.11% |
| 148 | King Publications Pty Ltd | The Post (Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai) | Owner Tina Brown | $77,220 | 0.10% |
| 149 | Murray Bridge News Pty Ltd | Murray Bridge News | Peri and Keren Strathearn (social enterprise) | $77,220 | 0.10% |
| 150 | Stock Journal Publishers Pty Ltd | Stock Journal (SA rural weekly) | ACM Agri / Australian Community Media (Catalano/Waislitz) | $68,783 | 0.09% |
| 151 | RTRFM 921 Ltd | RTRFM 92.1 (Perth community radio) | Not for profit community broadcaster | $68,640 | 0.09% |
| 152 | Alexandra Newspapers Pty Ltd | Alexandra Standard, Yea Chronicle | Mott family (sold titles to North East Media July 2026) | $68,640 | 0.09% |
| 153 | Carmit Pty Ltd | Moreton Bay and Somerset Sentinel | Registered October 2023, Woodford QLD; owner UNVERIFIED | $64,350 | 0.09% |
| 154 | MRSPBI Media Pty Ltd | South West Slopes Times (Young/Harden), Gundagai Times name added April 2026 | UNVERIFIED (Harden NSW) | $64,350 | 0.09% |
| 155 | Lismore App Pty Ltd | The Lismore App | Founder owner Simon Mumford | $64,350 | 0.09% |
| 156 | Gilgandra Newspapers Pty Ltd | The Gilgandra Weekly, The Nyngan Weekly | Owners UNVERIFIED | $62,205 | 0.08% |
| 157 | Trending Media Australia Pty Ltd | Likely the Guides stable (Redcliffe Guide etc); unconfirmed | UNVERIFIED | $62,205 | 0.08% |
| 158 | The Small Newspaper Company Pty Ltd | Town and Country Journal (Southern Downs QLD) | Publisher Gordon Bratby | $54,483 | 0.07% |
| 159 | The Island and Surrounds Pty Ltd | The Bribie Islander | Editor GM Cherrie Wilson; owner UNVERIFIED | $51,480 | 0.07% |
| 160 | Echo Media Group Pty Ltd | Echo News NW Brisbane (Hills/Everton/Eatons Echo) | Owner Katie Mclean | $47,190 | 0.06% |
| 161 | McInnes, Anita Anne | Yanchep News Online | Sole trader: Anita McInnes | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 162 | Dissero Pty Ltd | Possibly Mosman Collective; unproven | UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 163 | Souter Creative Pty Ltd | The Pulse Illawarra | Gayle Tomlinson, former Illawarra Mercury editor | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 164 | Ricky Sutton Pty Ltd | Future Media commentary; exact outlet unclear | Ricky Sutton (ex News Corp/Fairfax executive) | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 165 | IndyNR Pty Ltd | IndyNR.com (Richmond Valley/Kyogle) | Founder Susanna Freymark | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 166 | AM Miller and DK Martindale | UNVERIFIED partnership | UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 167 | Anthony Klan Freelance | The Klaxon (investigative) | Anthony Klan, sole operator | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 168 | Signature Publishing Pty Ltd | Vacations and Travel, Signature Luxury Travel and Style, Holidays with Kids | Owners UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 169 | Altmedia Pty Ltd | City Hub (Sydney) | Group publisher Lawrence Gibbons | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 170 | Tarrangower Times Pty Ltd | Tarrangower Times (Maldon, est 1858) | Owner UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 171 | Indigenous Community Television Limited | ICTV / ICTV Play | Not for profit Indigenous community owned | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 172 | Kvitko Holdings Pty Ltd | Gladstone News | Kvitko family; individuals UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 173 | The Korean Herald Pty Ltd | Sydney Korean Herald (Korean language weekly) | Owner UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 174 | Queensland Community Newspapers Pty Ltd | The Community Leader (Wynnum-Manly/Redlands) | Owner UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 175 | North West Weekly Pty Ltd | North West Weekly (Mount Isa) | Editor owner Matt Nicholls | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 176 | SEG TNG News Media Pty Ltd | Mt Gambier Times | Times News Group vehicle (Torquay VIC); SEG owners UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 177 | West Coast Radio Pty Ltd | 97.3 Coast FM, 91.7 The Wave (Mandurah) | Privately held; owners UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 178 | Sydney Times Media Pty Ltd | Sydney Times | Publisher UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 179 | The Leslie Family Trust (Robinvale Printers) | Robinvale Sentinel | Leslie family | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 180 | Inner West Community Media Ltd | The Westsider (Melbourne inner west) | Not for profit, volunteer powered | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 181 | W and L Phillips Pty Limited | Flow FM and FlowNews24 (Kapunda SA) | Phillips family; individuals UNVERIFIED | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 182 | LHI Management Services Pty Ltd | The Lord Howe Island Signal | Owner and publisher per ARR News; Stephen Sia associated | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 183 | Naracoorte Community News Pty Ltd | Naracoorte Community News | Founder Michael Waite | $42,900 | 0.06% |
| 184 | Korean News Pty Ltd | Korean language Sydney outlet; masthead unidentified | Owners not publicly documented; ABN cancelled from 30 June 2026; grant approved 10 February 2026 | $39,000 | 0.05% |
| TOTAL (184 published grants) | $74,356,100 | 100.00% |
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