The Australian Press Council was established in 1976 and is responsible for promoting good standards of media practice, community access to information of public interest, and freedom of expression through the media.
The Press Council is also the principal body with responsibility for responding to complaints about Australian newspapers, magazines and associated digital outlets.
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Latest News
Facebook must respect press freedom
The Australian Press Council has joined with the Association of Independent Press Councils of Europe in denouncing Facebook's continuing censorship of important news content. Read a media release.
Release of 2016-2020 Strategic Plan
The Press Council has completed a Strategic Plan for the next five years, outlining its key objectives and the strategies for meeting them. Click here for more details and to download a copy of the document.
Adjudications
The latest adjudications concern a blog in The Daily Telegraph relating to domestic violence leave, an article in The Age about an animal shelter, and a cartoon in The Australian satirising a United Nations aid program.