Private company

Australian Associated Press

Australian news agency

Australian Associated Press Ltd (AAP, stylised in lowercase in the logo) is an Australian news agency. It was founded in 1935 by Keith Murdoch.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1935Founded1
  • Industrynews agency1
  • HeadquartersSydney1
  • Websiteaap.com.au
  • Legal formpublic company limited by shares1

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The story

Founded by Keith Murdoch in 1935.1

Leadership

Who has led Australian Associated Press, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • News Corp Australia

Also owns

  • NZ Newswire

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

Australian Associated Press employees by year1125 in 2024+39% since 2021
0501001502021: 909020212022: 90902022+0%2023: 1301302023+44%2024: 1251252024−4%
  • 20241251
  • 20231301
  • 2022901
  • 2021901

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Australian Associated Press revenue by year126.5M AUD in 2024+57% since 2021
010.0M AUD20.0M AUD30.0M AUD2021: 16.9M AUD16.9M AUD20212022: 20.7M AUD20.7M AUD2022+23%2023: 22.4M AUD22.4M AUD2023+8%2024: 26.5M AUD26.5M AUD2024+18%
  • 202426.5M AUD1
  • 202322.4M AUD1
  • 202220.7M AUD1
  • 202116.9M AUD1

Timeline

  1. 1935Founded Founded1

Sources

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