News and grey literature
Use these trusted sources to stay up to date with current events and trends in business and economics. These resources include both Australian and international coverage, and can help you understand how theory applies in real-world contexts.
Key sources: Business news and analysis
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Australian Financial ReviewDaily news, covering business, finance, investment and politics.
Tip: Publisher has set a 3-day delay for access to full-text articles.
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The Conversation (Australia) Business + EconomyAcademic research-based news and analysis.
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The EconomistLondon-based weekly global business and current affairs magazine.
Tip: For the PDF version, in ‘View Online’, choose ProQuest One Academic ().
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Financial Times (London)Daily news, covering UK and global markets, economics and politics.
Tip: For the Web version, in ‘View Online’, choose Financial Times ().
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Wall Street JournalDaily news, covering US and global business and finance.
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Wall Street Journal OnlineText-only articles from the Wall Street Journal website.
To check the availability of other business news publications, in Library Search, select Journals A-Z and search on the publication title.
Key newspaper databases with global coverage
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FactivaDatabase of Australian and international newspapers, magazines, and company reports; useful for news, industry trends, and current events.
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Newsbank newspapers : Australia and the world.Selected local, regional and national papers.
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ProQuestAcademic and non-academic journal articles, news, and an extensive book collection.
Tip: To limit a search to just news articles, after running your search choose Newspapers from the list of options under the ‘Source type’ filter on the left of the screen. Use the ‘Publication title’ filter to further explore the results ().
For further information about accessing and using newspapers, see our Current newspapers and Newspapers guide.
Grey literature
Grey literature refers to information published non-commercially by organisations whose primary purpose is not publishing – such as companies, universities, government departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It appears in many formats, including:
- reports
- statistics
- patents
- posters
- theses
- working papers.
Find out how to search for and evaluate grey literature in our Grey literature guide.
