Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a compact daily newspaper based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and is owned by Nine. It was established in 1831 under the name Sydney Herald, making it the oldest newspaper still in circulation in Australia. The SMH is known as the most widely-read newspaper in the nation.

National
English
Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority
93
Ranking

Global

#2965

Australia

#53

News and Media

#7

Traffic sources
Monthly visitors

Articles

  • 11 hours ago | smh.com.au | Olivia Ireland |Matthew Knott

    By Olivia Ireland and Matthew Knott April 24, 2025 — 2.16pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the Labor candidate running against Peter Dutton as an “extraordinary Australian” after it emerged she tweeted faked images of the Opposition Leader wearing a Nazi uniform.

  • 19 hours ago | smh.com.au | Olivia Ireland

    By Olivia IrelandThe Coalition has promised to create a national register that shares information on domestic violence perpetrators across state and territories and make it illegal to threaten partners with phones or computers. The $90 million announcement aims to put further focus on prevention, early intervention and crisis response, as Dutton aims to lean into his experience with being tough on crime and protecting Australians.

  • 20 hours ago | smh.com.au | Olivia Ireland |Cindy Yin

    By Olivia Ireland and Cindy Yin April 24, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sixty per cent of the federal Coalition or their families invest in shares, while just under half of Labor MPs and their families do the same, buying into stocks ranging from blue-chip companies such as Woolworths to private businesses.

  • 1 day ago | smh.com.au | Nick Wright

    By Nick Wright April 23, 2025 — 4.15pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A “controversial” call may have stalled Hunter Paisami’s season, but Reds coach Les Kiss believes it has opened the floodgates for his star centre to produce his best football.

  • 1 day ago | smh.com.au | Jessica McSweeney

    , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fines for illegally clearing trees would triple in some cases under a state government plan to tackle Sydney’s plague of tree vandals, as some councils struggle to secure prosecutions years after waterfront trees were destroyed.

Sydney Morning Herald journalists

Adam Pengilly

Adam Turner

Adrian Proszenko

Aine Ryan

Alexandra Smith

Amanda Hooton

Amber Schultz

Amilia Rosa

Andrew Hornery

Andrew Stephens

Angus Dalton

Angus Thomson

Anne Hyland

Anthony Segaert

Barry Divola

Ben Cubby

Ben Grubb

Ben Pobjie

Bevan Shields

Billie Eder

Billy Cantwell

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Calum Jaspan

Carrie Fellner

Catherine Naylor

Charlotte Grieve

Chris Barrett

Chris Zappone

Christian Nicolussi

Clancy Yeates

Clare Sibthorpe

Craig Mathieson

Damien Woolnough

Dan Walsh

Dana Daniel

Daniella White

Danny Katz

Darren Kane

David Crowe

David Swan

Dominic Powell

Elizabeth Flux

Elizabeth Knight

Emma Kemp

Eryk Bagshaw

Fenella Souter

Fleta Page

Garry Maddox

Genevieve Rota

George Palathingal

Georgie Gordon

Greg Baum

Greg Callaghan

Gyan Yankovich

Harriet Alexander

Heath Gilmore

Helen Pitt

Iain Payten

Jacqueline Maley

James Lemon

James Massola

Jane Sullivan

Janie Barrett

Jenna Price

Jessica Rowe

Jessica Yun

Jon Pierik

Jordan Baker

Joyce Morgan

Julia Baird

Julia Carr-Catzel

Julie Power

Karl Quinn

Karuni Rompies

Kate Aubusson

Kate Halfpenny

Kate McClymont

Kathryn Wicks

Katrina Strickland

Konrad Marshall

Kristy Johnson

Laura Banks

Lauren Ironmonger

Liam Mannix

Liam Phelan

Linda Morris

Lisa Visentin

Louise Rugendyke

Lucy Carroll

Lucy Macken

Luke McIlveen

Malcolm Conn

Malcolm Knox

Mary Ward

Matt O'Sullivan

Matt Wade

Matthew Knott

Max Anderson

Megan Gorrey

Megan Johnston

Megan Levy

Melanie Kembrey

Melissa Fyfe

Michael Chammas

Michael Gadd

Michael Idato

Michael Koziol

Michael Lallo

Michael Lynch

Michael McGowan

Michael O'Reilly

Michael Ruffles

Michaela Whitbourn

Michelle Griffin

Mick Foley

Miriam Steffens

Nadia Russell

Natassia Chrysanthos

Nick Bonyhady

Nick Galvin

Nick McKenzie

Nick Moir

Nick O'Malley

Nick Ralston

Nick Toscano

Nicole Elphick

Olivia Ireland

Osman Faruqi

Patrick Begley

Paul Cully

Paul Kalina

Paul McGeough

Paul Sakkal

Perry Duffin

Peter FitzSimons

Peter Hartcher

Phil Lutton

Phil Mitchell

Richard Gadsby

Richard Glover

Riley Walter

Rita Williams

Rob Harris

Robert Moran

Robyn Willis

Ross Gittins

Roy Masters

Sally Rawsthorne

Sandra Hall

Sarah Berry

Sarah Danckert

Sarah McPhee

Shane Wright

Sherryn Groch

Stephanie Bunbury

Stephanie Darling

Stephen Bartholomeusz

Sumeyya Ilanbey

Supratim Adhikari

Tawar Razaghi

Tegan Sadlier

Terry Durack

Thomas Mitchell

Tim Barlass

Tim Biggs

Tim Elliott

Tom Decent

Tony Wright

Vince Rugari

Wendy Tuohy

Wolter Peeters