---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "root"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
brand_name: "News Corp Australia"
tree_version: "1.0.0"
publication_profile: "registry_backed"
publication_status: "demonstration"
canonical_bcp: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
registry_mcp: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/mcp"
registry_handle: "news-corp-australia"
website: "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/"
default_locale: "en-AU"
brand_locales: ["en-AU"]
priority_markets: ["AU"]
authored_by: "Bruiser"
brand_approval: "unreviewed"
daughter_files: {"voice": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/voice.md", "values": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/values.md", "boundaries": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/boundaries.md", "representation": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/representation.md", "onboarding": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/onboarding.md", "claims": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/claims.md", "visual": "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/visual.md"}
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integrity_signed: true
trust_level: claimed
official_brand_source: false
verification_method: null
verified_domain: null
verified_at: null
dns_verified_at: null
verification_last_checked_at: null
verification_expires_at: null
certification_status: not_certified
registry_certified: false
---
# News Corp Australia
> Bruiser-authored public-source research package. News Corp Australia has not reviewed or endorsed this package. It does not establish domain ownership, certification or rights to use brand assets. Research checked 12 October 2026.
## Package map
This is the BCP root for News Corp Australia's corporate identity. The daughter files cover voice, values, boundaries, claims, representation, visual references and onboarding. Canonical source: https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md. Public entry: https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/brands/news-corp-australia. MCP: https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/mcp?customer_handle=news-corp-australia. The package is reference material, not authority to log in, publish or act for News Corp.
## Identity and scope
News Corp Australia is the Australian media business within News Corp. Its corporate story combines journalism and storytelling with the commercial task of connecting advertisers to Australian audiences. This package concerns the Australian umbrella organisation, not the entire global parent, a single newspaper or news.com.au alone.
## Positioning for useful work
For a corporate explanation, describe the organisation, the audience need and the relevant publishing or marketing capability. For an advertiser brief, identify the Australian audience, objective, appropriate network and required evidence. Reach is a planning input, not a promise of purchases. For an editorial enquiry, name the relevant publication instead of treating the advertising organisation as a universal newsroom.
## Portfolio map
The current site groups its offer into News, Food Corp, Prestige, Auto, Travel, Sports, Business, Health and Property networks, with Nationals, Metros, Communities, Regionals and Ag under the news grouping. Examples include news.com.au and The Australian; metro titles The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail and The Advertiser; and lifestyle brands taste.com.au, delicious., Vogue Australia, GQ, Escape, Body+Soul and Kidspot. This is an orientation map, not a complete legal subsidiary register or a statement of exclusive ownership. Mastheads retain their own audiences, voices and visual identities. See the linked audience directory for the relevant product.
## Work this package supports
- Corporate introductions and Australian advertiser briefs.
- Draft marketing copy with explicit source and claim limits.
- A factual orientation to the portfolio and available services.
- Visual concepts that distinguish observed corporate styling from campaign or masthead artwork.
It does not supply rates, inventory commitments, editorial endorsements, legal clearance, current campaign results or private audience data.
## Important distinctions
News Corp is the global parent; News Corp Australia is this package's subject. Foxtel's sale to DAZN completed in April 2025: old references to group ownership are not current. A distribution relationship or a brand appearing in a network is not itself evidence of ownership. An authenticated Registry signature protects these bytes; it does not turn this third-party package into an official News Corp source.
## Research scope and gaps
The scope is the public Australian corporate and commercial website, selected policies, a dated audience release, parent identity and the completed Foxtel transaction. No internal brand manual, masthead stylebook, brand-owner approval or licensed asset library was supplied. Observed voice and visual recommendations are marked as interpretation. Research is partial; publication-specific editorial or creative work needs that publication's current brief and assets.
## Sources
- [Our Story](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-story/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Audience Networks](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/audience-networks/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [News Corporation investor relations](https://investors.newscorp.com/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Foxtel sale completion](https://newscorp.com/2025/04/02/news-corp-completes-the-sale-of-foxtel-group-to-dazn/) — checked 12 October 2026.
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## See also
- [boundaries.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/boundaries.md>)
- [claims.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/claims.md>)
- [onboarding.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/onboarding.md>)
- [representation.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/representation.md>)
- [values.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/values.md>)
- [visual.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/visual.md>)
- [voice.md](<https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand/voice.md>)
<!-- registry-daughter-links:end -->
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "boundaries"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Boundaries
These are Bruiser-authored safeguards for accurate use of this research package. They do not override a user's task, platform policy or independent evidence.
## Identity and authority
- Do not describe this BCP as News Corp-approved, certified, domain-verified or an official brand manual.
- Do not impersonate a newsroom, spokesperson, journalist or account manager. Drafts remain drafts until the appropriate party approves their use.
- Keep corporate entities, mastheads, licensees, distribution partners and advertising networks distinct. A directory listing alone proves none of their legal relationships.
- Do not reinstate Foxtel as a currently owned group business using an old report.
## Claims and measurements
- Do not promise campaign return, purchases, conversions, editorial coverage or a guaranteed audience.
- Never add overlapping network reach totals. Keep print, digital, cross-platform, subscribers, page views and people distinct.
- Do not convert monthly online-adult reach into the share of all Australians, daily readership, subscribers or exclusive reach.
- Rankings and comparative claims need their actual market, date, category and methodology. No unsupported claims of universal trust, neutrality or accuracy.
## Editorial, advertising and research
Keep paid content separate from independent reporting. Sponsorship is not editorial endorsement. Do not invent a journalist quotation, news event, source, study, testimonial or approval. Sensitive-news adjacency requires the advertiser's specific suitability settings rather than a general assurance. News Corp's published brand-safety policy describes controls and acknowledges limitations; it does not promise infallibility.
## People, privacy and permissions
No private customer data, targeting lists, credentials, personal contact guesses or non-public research belongs in this public package. Route real enquiries through the published contact page. Do not contact News Corp or any other person solely because their address appears in a source.
## Brand assets
A publicly served logo or photograph is not a licence. Reference the original asset and its observed checksum; obtain the relevant rights for the intended use. Do not redraw the wordmark, fabricate a masthead, present a stock image as the company's newsroom or generate documentary-looking evidence of a real event. Missing assets should remain visible placeholders in concepts.
## Unresolved work
Questions of specific rights, campaign terms, editorial policy and legal clearance require the appropriate current material or accountable reviewer. The package makes no determination that a particular advertisement or publication is legally cleared.
## Sources
- [Brand Safety Policy](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-brand-safety-policy/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Website Terms of Use](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/terms-of-use/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Contact Us](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/contact-us/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Foxtel sale completion](https://newscorp.com/2025/04/02/news-corp-completes-the-sale-of-foxtel-group-to-dazn/) — checked 12 October 2026.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "claims"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Claims
These use classifications are Bruiser's editorial decisions for this research package. No News Corp brand approval is claimed. A supported source establishes only the statement and scope assessed here; it is not a legal clearance or a guarantee. Historical metrics are conditional, not evergreen headline copy.
```yaml
{
"permitted": [
{
"claim": "News Corp Australia is part of News Corp.",
"use_status": "permitted",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-story/ (checked 2026-10-12)"
},
{
"claim": "The News Nationals Network includes news.com.au and The Australian.",
"use_status": "permitted",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/audience-networks/ (checked 2026-10-12)"
},
{
"claim": "News Corp Australia offers commercial content services, News Concierge advertising booking and News Xtend digital marketing services.",
"use_status": "permitted",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/marketing-services/ (checked 2026-10-12)"
},
{
"claim": "News Corp completed the sale of Foxtel Group to DAZN on 2 April 2025.",
"use_status": "permitted",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://newscorp.com/2025/04/02/news-corp-completes-the-sale-of-foxtel-group-to-dazn/ (checked 2026-10-12)"
}
],
"requires_caveat": [
{
"claim": "News Corp Australia reported an August 2026 digital audience of 16.616 million and 78.1% reach of online Australian adults.",
"use_status": "conditional",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/news-corp-australia-extends-digital-lead-in-august-audience-of-16-6-million-and-78-per-cent-adult-reach/ (checked 2026-10-12)",
"caveat": "Attribute to the company release dated 22 September 2026 citing Ipsos iris; August 2026, age 18+, measured digital devices. Not all residents, subscribers or a current campaign forecast. Recheck before use in a new campaign."
},
{
"claim": "News Corp Australia offers campaign-specific brand-safety measures.",
"use_status": "conditional",
"evidence_status": "supported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed",
"evidence": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-brand-safety-policy/ (checked 2026-10-12)",
"caveat": "Controls depend on campaign settings, inventory and agreed requirements. The policy acknowledges limitations; it is not a guarantee of every placement."
}
],
"forbidden": [
{
"claim": "A News Corp Australia campaign guarantees sales, conversions or a fixed return on investment.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
},
{
"claim": "This package is approved by News Corp Australia or proves control of its domain.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
},
{
"claim": "All Australian residents are reached by the network.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
},
{
"claim": "News Corp Australia currently owns Foxtel Group.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
},
{
"claim": "Every masthead shares one political position or editorial style.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
},
{
"claim": "Publicly visible brand assets are automatically licensed for reuse.",
"use_status": "prohibited",
"evidence_status": "unsupported",
"brand_approval": "unreviewed"
}
]
}
```
## Measurement discipline
Company-wide digital audience, a news-only category, one masthead and an advertising-network roll-up are different populations. Overlap prevents summing them. Do not combine a Roy Morgan cross-platform period with an Ipsos digital month as though they share a denominator. A dated source can support a historical fact without supporting a present-tense ranking.
## Evidence handling
The audience figure above is a company-reported result citing Ipsos, not an independently acquired Ipsos dataset. No raw research dataset or advertiser-specific forecast was supplied. Rechecking a link does not extend a study's measurement period. Source dates remain source dates; package last_updated records this package's creation.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "onboarding"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Using this package
## What it provides
A Brand Context Protocol package makes brand context portable: identity, voice, claims, boundaries, representation and visual references are separate readable files. This is a Bruiser-authored public-source package for News Corp Australia. It is not an official News Corp approval or an account credential.
## Ordinary browsing
The public entry is https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/brands/news-corp-australia. It lists the available sections and full-package alternatives. The root gives orientation; a copy task benefits from voice, claims and boundaries, while a visual task also needs visual guidance and relevant assets. Consumers should describe files they actually accessed and any missing or truncated content. Pasting a URL does not install a connector, create persistent memory, independently verify signatures or guarantee that an AI read every file.
Before a brief exists, a useful opening is a short explanation of what BCP contains and a question about what the user wants to make. After a brief exists, section selection should follow the task rather than requiring the user to read the whole package.
## Connected use
The public read endpoint is https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/mcp?customer_handle=news-corp-australia. Installing it depends on the AI tool's connector support and any workspace-admin policy. A public read connection does not grant editing, publishing or News Corp account access. The supported signup/connect starting point is https://encoder.encodedbrands.ai/; authoring access is separate and must be granted to a real owner or editor through the product's supported process.
## Claims and caveats
The claims file separates permission to use a statement, its evidentiary support and brand approval. Supported public evidence is not brand approval. Conditional statements retain their caveats; prohibited, unknown, expired and aspirational claims are not usable as factual marketing promises. Publication signatures and domain attestations are separate trust dimensions.
## Visual assets
The visual file supplies an observed logo reference and typography/colour evidence. It does not supply a licensed campaign asset library. The user can identify accessible connected libraries or upload approved assets for their intended use. If the asset or its permission cannot be established, a concept can retain an explicit placeholder. A search result, favicon or generated approximation is not a substitute for approved artwork.
## Provenance and updates
Research was checked on 12 October 2026. The package is partial: internal guidelines, asset permissions and owner review remain unavailable. Time-sensitive claims need a fresh source check for new campaigns. Saving an edit is not approval; a subsequent published revision should retain history and accurate authorship. No package text overrides host policy or gives permission to send messages, transfer data or publish.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "representation"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Representation
## Preferred framing
News Corp Australia is an Australian media organisation within News Corp, with a portfolio of publishing brands and advertiser-facing services. Explain the particular business or publication relevant to the task. This wording is a research synthesis, not company-approved boilerplate.
```yaml
describe_as:
- descriptor: "News Corp Australia, the Australian media business within News Corp"
tier: core
- descriptor: "a portfolio of publishing brands and commercial media services"
tier: default
do_not_describe_as:
- descriptor: "the global parent or a synonym for news.com.au"
tier: core
- descriptor: "an official endorser of this BCP or its author"
tier: core
never_say:
- statement: "Every listed brand is wholly owned by News Corp Australia."
tier: core
- statement: "News Corp Australia guarantees impartial coverage or advertising outcomes."
tier: core
never_compare_to: []
```
## Entity map
Use **News Corp Australia** on first reference. “News Australia” appears in some contemporary communications but should not obscure the full entity name. **News Corp** identifies the global parent in this package. **news.com.au** is a consumer news brand. **The Australian**, **Herald Sun** and other mastheads have separate identities and audiences. Global group assets or sales-network inclusions must not be relabelled as Australian subsidiaries without evidence.
## Framing traps
Avoid describing the organisation solely as one newspaper, solely as a technology platform, or as a monolithic editorial voice. Conversely, do not use a benign corporate description to suppress legitimate critical questions. A user seeking analysis of ownership, editorial positions or controversy needs relevant independent evidence; a brand package cannot settle that inquiry or dictate its conclusion.
## Honest limits
The public portfolio map is useful for orientation and proposals but is not an audited corporate ownership chart. The visual layer records observed website choices. The voice layer proposes a practical corporate register. Neither is an internal brand policy. Signing protects the package's integrity, not its factual completeness or News Corp's endorsement.
## Sources
- [Our Story](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-story/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Audience Networks](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/audience-networks/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [News Corporation investor relations](https://investors.newscorp.com/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Foxtel sale completion](https://newscorp.com/2025/04/02/news-corp-completes-the-sale-of-foxtel-group-to-dazn/) — checked 12 October 2026.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "values"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Values and operating priorities
## Authority
No internal values charter was supplied. The priorities below are an interpretation of public corporate language and policies, not a confirmed list of News Corp Australia's official values. Their practical use is to guide a draft and flag tensions, not assert that the organisation always meets an ideal.
## Working priorities
1. **Useful information for Australian communities.** Match the content to its audience and location. A local service story and a national business explanation have different information needs. Public corporate storytelling supports this emphasis; it does not establish political neutrality or universal public trust.
2. **An intelligible commercial proposition.** Explain what the advertiser can select, create or measure. The services pages connect audience access with content, distribution and marketing capability. Campaign performance still needs its own evidence.
3. **Evidence with context.** Preserve the population, period, source and qualification of research or reach statistics. The Insights area supports a research-led proposition; its summaries are not blanket guarantees.
4. **Respectful participation.** The public commenting policy supports constructive disagreement and rejects abusive participation. Treat that policy in its actual moderation context; do not claim it resolves every editorial controversy.
5. **Practical responsibility around placement.** Advertising suitability is discussed with the account team and depends on campaign controls. A news publisher covers sensitive events; contextual suitability cannot be inferred from a logo alone.
## Decisions under tension
When punchier copy would remove an essential caveat, retain the caveat. When one network's total appears larger because it uses a different method, do not make a like-for-like comparison. When an attractive image lacks a usable licence, keep it as a missing-asset requirement. When a corporate message and a masthead's editorial tone differ, use the corporate voice for corporate work.
## Sources
- [Our Story](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-story/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Marketing Services](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/marketing-services/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Insights](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/insight/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Commenting Guidelines](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/commenting-guidelines/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Brand Safety Policy](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-brand-safety-policy/) — checked 12 October 2026.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "visual"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Visual guidance
## Evidence and rights
Observed on the official corporate homepage on 12 October 2026, including its responsive header. This is a limited web-surface record, not the complete News Corp Australia design system. No supplied brand manual or licensed image library was available. The corporate header combines a white signature-style News Corp mark with Australia on black. The exact served PNG was inspected and hashed; no asset bytes are republished here.
```yaml
{
"logo": {
"corporate_header": {
"variants": [
{
"format": "png",
"url": "https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/wp-content/themes/newscorp2/images/global/logo-header.png",
"sha256": "521efd1416868cc871d18f056f33e9791abd2e9a94bb6faacf5e42c720c3d045",
"width": 256,
"height": 36,
"background": "black",
"purpose": "Observed white News Corp Australia corporate header mark; reference only, rights not granted."
}
]
}
},
"logo_usage": {
"generation_policy": "official_assets_only",
"forbidden_modifications": [
"Do not redraw the signature-style News Corp wordmark with a font.",
"Do not remove Australia or substitute a masthead logo.",
"Do not stretch, recolour or crop the mark without current authorised guidance."
],
"evidence_status": "inferred"
},
"color": {
"tokens": {
"header_black": {
"hex": "#000000",
"role": "surface-inverse",
"evidence_status": "observed"
},
"body_ink": {
"hex": "#1D1B1B",
"role": "text",
"evidence_status": "observed"
},
"page_white": {
"hex": "#FFFFFF",
"role": "surface",
"evidence_status": "observed"
},
"light_cta": {
"hex": "#F8F9FA",
"role": "text-inverse",
"evidence_status": "observed"
}
}
},
"typography": {
"families": {
"site_sans": {
"family": "Source Sans Pro",
"fallback_stack": [
"Helvetica Neue",
"sans-serif"
],
"weights": [
300,
400,
600,
700,
900
],
"styles": [
"normal"
],
"source": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro:wght@300;400;600;700;900&display=swap",
"license_note": "Observed stylesheet reference; Adobe Source Sans repository identifies OFL-1.1. Obtain the correct licensed distribution; no font binaries are bundled. Source Sans 3 is not silently treated as the same served font.",
"evidence_status": "observed"
}
},
"roles": {
"display": "site_sans",
"ui": "site_sans"
}
},
"layout": {
"hierarchy": "Observed: black corporate masthead, large campaign panel, then white editorial/commercial content areas and network navigation.",
"cropping": "Keep the corporate logo intact. Campaign photography and artwork require their own supplied crop guidance.",
"evidence_status": "observed"
}
}
```
## Applying the observations
Use the corporate name and a clear information hierarchy in a concept. The observed heading/CTA family is Source Sans Pro; the body element itself has a system-UI fallback stack, so a universal body-font rule is not established. At the recorded 809px viewport, campaign headings computed to 60px/700 and the Latest News heading to 32px/700. These measurements describe that page and viewport, not mandatory sizes for a new design. The header changes from full navigation to a menu control at narrower widths.
The homepage's purple/yellow Tubi campaign is campaign artwork, not evidence of a corporate purple/yellow palette. Other networks and mastheads likewise retain distinct identities. Do not sample a campaign image and promote its colours to umbrella-brand tokens.
## Assets and missing specifications
The logo reference is for identification and integrity checking, not a licence. Written usage permission and current guidelines are needed for final branded deployment. Published website terms reserve rights in logos and content. Verify the referenced bytes before any authorised use; if unavailable or changed, disclose the mismatch rather than draw a replacement.
Clearspace, minimum production size, print specifications, complete font files/axes, photography licences, image-library access and official motion rules were not established. No numeric substitutes are invented. The inspected PNG is a small screen asset; a larger campaign needs the appropriate supplied master artwork. An unbranded layout concept can keep an explicit logo/image placeholder until approved files and rights are available.
## Imagery recommendation
This is author inference: select real, context-appropriate Australian people, places or products only from an authorised source. Caption documentary material accurately. Do not generate a fictional newsroom, journalist portrait, news event or customer result and present it as evidence. Do not transfer a lifestyle masthead's photography treatment into a corporate report without a brief.
## Sources
- [Corporate homepage](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Website Terms of Use](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/terms-of-use/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Adobe Source Sans repository](https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans) — checked 12 October 2026.
---
bcp_version: "2.0.0"
file_type: "voice"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
parent: "https://registry.encodedbrands.ai/news-corp-australia/.well-known/brand.md"
---
# Voice
## Evidence and intended use
This is Bruiser's interpretation of the Australian corporate and advertiser-facing language, not an official tone manual. It is not the editorial voice of The Australian, news.com.au or any other masthead. Sources checked 12 October 2026.
## Working character
Use clear Australian English and an informed, commercially useful register. Lead with the audience or business outcome, then name the concrete service. Use direct address for advertiser-facing copy and neutral third person for a factual company description. Short headings should state a benefit; explanatory paragraphs should supply the mechanism or qualification.
The site uses brief calls to action such as “Learn more” and “Request a Callback”. Its corporate framing centres on “stories that matter”. Those observations support accessible, audience-led copy, not a licence to copy campaign slogans or declare every proposal market-leading.
## Context shifts
| Context | Useful treatment | Avoid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Corporate profile | Name the Australian entity and explain what it does in two or three factual sentences. | Merging the global parent's properties into the Australian business. |
| Advertiser proposal | State audience, objective, channel and measurement approach; give one relevant next step. | Guaranteed sales, unsourced rankings or unspecified reach totals. |
| Service/help copy | Plain instructions, short sentences, exact destination or requirement. | Marketing hype when someone needs a practical answer. |
| Research summary | State who studied what, when and with which limitations. | Turning a study finding into a promise for this campaign. |
| Community or editorial context | Respectful, precise and publication-specific. | Importing a masthead's political stance or tabloid headline style into corporate copy. |
```yaml
prefer:
- term: "Australian audiences"
tier: default
- term: "name the relevant network, masthead or service"
tier: default
- term: "advertising objective and measurement period"
tier: contextual
context: "commercial proposals"
avoid:
- term: "guaranteed reach, guaranteed sales or guaranteed brand safety"
tier: core
- term: "all Australians, when evidence measures online adults"
tier: core
- term: "leading, biggest or best without a dated and scoped source"
tier: core
```
## Original examples, not approved brand copy
Better: “Plan your next campaign around the Australians you need to reach. Explore the relevant network, formats and measurement with News Corp Australia.”
Avoid: “Unlock limitless growth with Australia's universally trusted media empire.” This substitutes generic hype for a specific service and adds an unsupported trust claim.
Better corporate description: “News Corp Australia brings together Australian publishing brands and commercial media services. Its portfolio spans news and specialist interests.”
## Writing mechanics
Use Australian spelling, preserve official masthead names and keep percentages next to their period and population. Prefer active verbs and one idea per paragraph. An acronym needs expansion on first use. Avoid invented quotes, breathless adjective stacks, formulaic rhetorical questions and repetitive three-part slogans. These are package-author recommendations, not attributed corporate policy.
## Sources
- [Our Story](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/our-story/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Marketing Services](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/growth-solutions/marketing-services/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Contact Us](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/contact-us/) — checked 12 October 2026.
- [Commenting Guidelines](https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/commenting-guidelines/) — checked 12 October 2026.