ABC NEWS was again Australia’s top digital news provider in July with a monthly audience of 12.7 million people, according to the latest Ipsos iris data released today.
The audience was highly engaged, with an average time spent on the ABC NEWS website of 29 minutes per person.
Local and national news stories which drove audiences online for the latest news and information included the conclusion of the “mushroom murder” trial of Erin Patterson, the rescue of missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, ongoing investigations into childcare, coverage of the “bomb cyclone” event that lashed the NSW coast and the death of Australian actor Julian McMahon.
In global news, the Russian earthquake, Pacific tsunami warning, death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osborne and “CEO kiss cam” scandal during a Coldplay concert attracted the attention of Australian audiences.