All the best News Shows Streaming in Australia in August 2025

If you're looking for the best News Shows then you’ve come to the right place. In August 2025 there are around 6 on offer on Australian streaming TV services. Below are the top 20 latest and greatest News Shows available.

The top 20 best News Shows Streaming in Australia by rating.

Streaming TV Services with Free Trials

Plan
Inclusions
Price
Premium
  • 7-day free trial
  • Premium
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Available in 4K, stream on 2 devices
  • Watch live Ashes, BBL, NBA + more
  • $40/mth
$40/mth
$40/month after 7-day FREE trial, no lock-in contracts.

Basic Monthly
  • 7-Day Free Trial
  • Basic Monthly
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Stream in HD on a single device
  • 25,000+ hours of the world's best shows & movies
  • $10/mth
$10/mth
Min Cost - $10 per month

Starter
  • 10-Day FREE Trial
  • Starter
  • No Lock-in Contract
  • Award winning Foxtel Originals, best drama, Lifestyle favourites & more
  • Login on 5 devices and watch 2 at the same time
  • $35/mth
$35/mth
Min Cost - $35 over 1 month

The top 5 News Shows Streaming in Australia.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Seasons: 12

Rated: TV-MA

8.9/10

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

8 Out of 10 Cats

Seasons: 22

Rated: N/A

7.7/10

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".

Real Time with Bill Maher

Seasons: 23

Rated: TV-MA

7.4/10

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

The Cheap Seats

Seasons: 5

Rated: M

7/10

Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.