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 Council is also the principal body with responsibility for responding to complaints about Australian newspapers, magazines and associated digital outlets.
The Australian Press Council has published recent adjudications in response to complaints about the accuracy and fairness of reports on the National Broadband Network, the war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE (Tamil Tigers), threats of violence made by an asylum seeker, and potential conflicts of industry within the wool industry. Summaries and links to all recent adjudications are provided on the Adjudications page.