The IT news & media industry in Australia

This is the first of a two-part series examining some of Australia’ s premier sources of IT news and commentary. If you’re looking for work in the Australian web industry visit these sources to keep abreast of news, events and emerging trends in Australia’s web and IT industries.

Traditional IT media and online news bureau’s in Australia

• Computerworld – Australia’s leading IT newspaper from IDG, publishers of PC World, Information Age, CIO, IT Marketer and LinuxWorld
  RSS feeds from Computerworld Australia: http://www.computerworld.com.au//eBusiness_by_Computerworld.xml & http://www.computerworld.com.au//Computerworld_Today.xml
• Australian IT – News Limited’s site for IT news and commentary
  RSS: http://feeds.news.com.au/public/rss/2.0/ausit_topstories_366.xml
• ITWire – also worth a click is ITWire’s job site at itwire.com/jobswire
  http://www.itwire.com.au/component/option,com_rss/feed,RSS2.0/no_html
• iTnews – focuses more on international, rather than local news
  RSS: http://www.itnews.com.au/Rss/Rss.aspx
• Plugger – Australian business news service aggregating stories from multiple online sources. Recommended.
• Builder.au – CNET site. Strong web industry focus. Highly recommended. RSS feeds from Builderau.com.au:
  http://www.builderau.com.au/feeds/news.htm
  http://www.builderau.com.au/feeds/features.htm
  http://www.builderau.com.au/feeds/rss/?tag=latest_blogs
• ZDNet – ZDNet’s local Australian site
  RSS: http://www.zdnet.com.au/feeds/rss/?tag=top_headlines
• Sydney Morning Herald – technology news from the SMH
  RSS: http://feeds.smh.com.au/rssheadlines/technology.xml
• NineMSN – science & technology news from NineMSN
  RSS: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/rss/scitech
• Brainbox – Lively, opinionated and enjoys plenty of reader feedback
  RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Brainbox-Stories

Part 2 of this series will examine the Australian blogsphere and prominent
web industry bloggers.