- Lean
- Right-Center (MBFC)
- Reliability
- High factual reporting (MBFC)
- Founded
- 1956
- Headquarters
- Sydney
- Owner
- Nine Entertainment (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, no majority shareholder)
- Funding
- 9News is the news division of the Nine Network, owned by Nine Entertainment, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange that also owns The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review since its 2018 merger with Fairfax Media.
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Is 9News Left or Right?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates 9News Right-Center, with a score of 2.1, based on story selection and wording in political coverage that slightly favor the right. It also notes that 9News reports the scientific consensus on climate change and COVID-19. AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it, so its position on our chart rests on that single rater.
Its best-known retraction came in 2022. A 9News report in March 2021 alleged that Andrew Laming, then a Liberal MP, had taken a lewd photograph of a woman; Laming sued for defamation. In September 2022, Nine dropped its defense, said it had seen material showing the photograph was not lewd, withdrew the allegations and apologized publicly.
See where 9News sits next to other outlets on our media bias chart.
How Reliable Is 9News?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates 9News's factual reporting High and its credibility High, with no failed fact checks recorded, in a review updated in July 2026. Nine's Online News and Current Affairs Editorial Policy commits it to present material facts accurately and to keep news impartial and separate from commentary. Its TV news is also bound by Australia's Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, enforced by the media regulator, ACMA.
How 9News Handles Corrections
Nine publishes an editorial policy with a complaints procedure and a target of 30 business days for a response. Its TV news falls under the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, and its news websites under the Australian Press Council's Standards of Practice, both of which provide for corrections.
9News Bias: What the Ratings Show
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Right-Center with High factual reporting.
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9News Bias Rating From Independent Raters
All bars use one shared scale: the shaded band is each rater's own center zone, lined up. How we combine the raters. Not every rater has rated 9News.
| Rater | Bias rating | Factual / reliability |
|---|---|---|
| AllSides | Not rated (lean only) | |
| Ad Fontes Media | ||
| Media Bias/Fact Check | Right-Center (2.1) | High, High Credibility |
Who Funds 9News?
9News is the news division of the Nine Network, owned by Nine Entertainment, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange that also owns The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review since its 2018 merger with Fairfax Media. No shareholder holds a majority. 9News is funded by advertising.
Why 9News Is in Aplomb
9News brings Australian national and local news from the newsroom of the Nine Network, one of the country's three commercial TV networks. It meets our six source criteria. In the app, its videos appear in the Australia tab rather than in Latest, and only its Shorts are shown, so its full bulletins and current-affairs programs such as A Current Affair stay out. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it right of center, alongside ABC News Australia and SBS News, which it rates left of center. What to watch for: only one rater covers it.
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9News FAQ
Is 9News biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates it Right-Center (2.1), with High factual reporting. AllSides and Ad Fontes Media have not rated it.
Who owns 9News?
Nine Entertainment, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, which merged with Fairfax Media in 2018 and also owns The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. No shareholder holds a majority.
Is 9News reliable?
Media Bias/Fact Check rates its factual reporting High, with no failed fact checks recorded. In 2022 it withdrew a 2021 report about MP Andrew Laming and apologized publicly.
What is the difference between 9News and ABC News Australia?
9News belongs to the Nine Network, a commercial broadcaster funded by advertising; ABC News is the newsroom of Australia's public broadcaster, funded by the government. Media Bias/Fact Check rates 9News Right-Center and ABC News Australia Left-Center, both with High factual reporting.
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