Australian 126-Year-Old Newspaper Goes Under

A general view of the regional town of Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia, on Sept. 24, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

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.