Australian 126-Year-Old Newspaper Goes Under

Published on April 20, 2024

Broken Hill’s only newspaper has closed after almost 130 years of operation in a major blow to the outback New South Wales (NSW) community. The Barrier Truth’s board told staff the union-run bi-weekly paper would shut down as its final edition went to press. Barrier Industrial Council president and newspaper board chair Roslyn Ferry told AAP the masthead was closed until further notice, with the board planning to seek legal and financial support. “It probably comes as no surprise that maintaining operations, particularly over the past 12 months, has been extremely challenging,” Ms. Ferry said in a statement.  Jason Irvine—one of two remaining full-time journalists at the paper—had just finished two interviews and lined up photos with sources when he was told about midday on April 17 he no longer had a job because of cashflow problems....

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