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Should I Use The Daily Aus?

thedailyaus.com.au·Analyzed 1 week ago··Based on 9 sources

We offer young Australians a digestible and engaging way to access the news. Our objective is to provide the context to a news story making the rounds.

Verdict

Worth it

A free, credible quick-news source for Australians 18-35 who want context on stories making the rounds.

Confidence: Medium

Skip it if you want long-form depth, non-Australian coverage, or ad-free reading.

Free, credible quick-news context for young Australians. Wrong pick for deep reporting or readers outside Australia.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free to readers; no subscription model
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Digestible social-first formats, daily newsletter and podcast
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Concise context, not deep investigation
  • Support quality. No evidence in sources reviewed
  • Security posture. No security page or findings found
  • ~2.5M Monthly reach Australians across platforms
  • $0 Starting price No paywall or subscription
  • 310,000 Newsletter subscribers Break-even reached Nov 2025
  • 2017 Founded By Sam Koslowski & Zara Seidler

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Daily social posts and newsletter
  • Weekday morning podcast
Best for and not for

Best for

  • Australians aged 18-35
  • Quick daily news context
  • Social and video-first news consumers
  • Weekday podcast and newsletter readers

Not for

  • Readers wanting deep investigations or long-form reporting
  • Non-Australian news seekers
  • Older audiences wanting traditional paper-style coverage
  • Researchers needing primary sourcing, not summaries

Biggest gotcha

  • mediumOnly broke even in Nov 2025; long-term free model unproven⁷
  • lowGuess: no paywall means ad/sponsor-funded; expect branded content in feed⁶
  • lowNo public security or data-privacy page found⁸

Pros

  • Free to readers; deliberately avoids a subscription model⁶
  • Reaches roughly 2.5 million Australians monthly across platforms¹
  • Weekday morning podcast plus social and newsletter formats⁴
  • 310,000 newsletter subscribers; reached financial break-even in 2025⁷
  • Independent and transparent, pioneered social-first news in Australia³

Cons

  • 'Speed bump' format: quick hits, not deep reporting⁶
  • Built for 18-35 Australians; other audiences underserved³
  • Small start-up newsroom versus legacy media resources²

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent user reviews found; reputation rests on press, academic, and platform coverage.

Alternatives

Compare The Daily Aus with each alternative.

  • ABC News

    Guess: free, broader national coverage with deeper reporting

  • Guardian Australia

    Guess: free long-form and investigations, no paywall

  • Junkee

    Guess: youth-oriented culture and news alternative

    The Daily Aus vs Junkee

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; no independent user reviews found, so confidence is medium.

Sources

  1. The Daily Aus - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    review
  2. Canva Case Studies | Daily Auscanva.com
    review
  3. About TDAthedailyaus.com.au
    official
  4. The Daily Aus - Video Podcastpodcasts.apple.com
    official
  5. Engaging Gen Z: How The Daily Aus leverages social mediabusinessthink.unsw.edu.au
    news
  6. The 'speed bump' news publication trusted by Australia's youth - SMHsmh.com.au
    news
  7. The Daily Aus breaks even as newsletter strategy pays offtomorrowspublisher.today
    news
  8. The Daily Aus security page checkthedailyaus.com.au
    security
  9. The Daily Aus | Spotifyopen.spotify.com
    official

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