ABC NEWS was again Australia’s top digital news provider in August with a monthly audience of 13 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 27 minutes per person.
Australians spent nearly five hours consuming news content online across August, in line with last month.
Local and national news stories which drove audience online included the shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah and the ongoing manhunt for Dezi Freeman, reporting on the anti-immigration rallies around the capital cities and coverage of the 2025 Logies red carpet and AFL “Mad Monday” celebrations.
In global news, the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska and updates on the ongoing conflicts abroad attracted the attention of Australian audiences.