Sky News Australia
What does this mean?How we determined this rating:
- Independent Review
- AllSides has low or initial confidence in this bias rating.
Unless otherwise noted, this bias rating refers only to online news coverage, not TV, print, or radio content.
Learn about our bias rating methodsAbout Sky News Australia's Bias Rating
Sky News Australia is a news media source with an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Right.
Sky News Australia was launched in 1996 by media mogul Rupert Murdoch as Australia's first 24/7 news broadcast station.
Sky News Australia announced in late June 2026 that it will rebrand as News24 on July 27, 2026.
What a "Right" Rating Means
Sources with an AllSides Media Bias Rating of Right display media bias in ways that strongly align with conservative, traditional, or right-wing thought and/or policy agendas. A Right bias is the most conservative rating on the political spectrum.
Learn more about Right ratingsBias Reviews
We use multiple methods to analyze sources. Learn how we rate media bias.Sky News Australia Rated Right in June 2026 Independent Review
An AllSides reviewer assigned Sky News Australia an initial bias rating of Right following a June 2026 Independent Review. The reviewer noted Sky News Australia showed story choice bias appealing to the right, sensationalism, and subjective qualifying adjectives.
Stories reviewed included:
- [Opinion] Pauline Hanson delivers fiery 'up yours' response to critics of her multiculturalism stance
- Greens senator David Shoebridge under fire over 'hijacked government' podcast appearance
- [Opinion] The View push ‘insane’ narrative on Karmelo Anthony murder case
- Social tensions and terror fears worsening security outlook, ASIO warns
The reviewer, an American, noted that the stories under the "United States" section on Sky News trended toward sensationalist, tabloid-style stories:
- Horrified witness recounts being struck by tragic leaping concertgoer: ‘I was standing in blood’
- Fast food manager accused of spitting in customer’s food, giving her herpes
- Healthcare exec, husband learn fate after leaving their baby alone on a beach
- Former DEI exec who emptied Knicks bin, then stole it fired from banking job
Confidence Level
Confidence is determined by how many reviews have been applied and consistency of data.As of August 2026, AllSides has low or initial confidence in our Right rating for Sky News Australia. If we perform more bias reviews and gather consistent data, this confidence level will increase.
Sky News Australia Ownership and Funding
Funding and ownership do not influence bias ratings. We rate the bias of content only.Owner: News Corp Australia
Sky News Australia is owned by News Corp Australia, an Australian media conglomerate and subsidiary of News Corp, an American mass media and publishing company headquartered in Manhattan.
In 2016, News Corp, the parent of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Fox News, Fox Business, and The New York Post, acquired Sky News Australia, which was originally a spinoff of the UK’s Sky News.
The two networks are no longer affiliated, though News Corp has continued to license the name from Comcast.
Funding and ownership information last updated June 24, 2026.