Membership
Subscribe to The Gold Standard
Christmas sale (XMAS80, applied at checkout), sign up by 25 Dec: Paper A$1/mo for your first 3 months or first year A$10 · Reader+Agent A$1.60/mo for your first 3 months or first year A$16 · Agent A$1/mo for your first 3 months · Concession A$3/mo · Family A$12/mo · Gift a month A$1 to 25 Dec. Full price after the discounted period, and for sign-ups after 25 Dec · The Daily is free forever.
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The paper A$1/mo for your first 3 months
Pay yearly: first year A$10, sign up by 25 Dec. XMAS80, applied at checkout: monthly plans for your first 3 months, annual plans for your first year, sign up by 25 Dec; full price after the discounted period, and for sign-ups after 25 Dec.
- Every story on every desk, in full
- Lessons 2–10 open on every course (Lesson 1 is always free)
- Founding rate: existing subscribers keep it
- Manage billing from your account
Family
A$12/mo · up to 4 readers
- The full Reader desk for you and up to 3 more people
- Each person signs in with their own email
- Add or remove readers any time from your account
The Daily · email
Free forever
The morning digest: headlines, weather, the day’s lead. Separate signup, not a paid desk.
Gift a month
A$1
A one-time gift of A$1 or more includes a month of the Reader desk.
Gift a month · A$1Concession
A$3/mo
The full Reader desk for students, pensioners, concession card holders and anyone on a tight budget. No proof needed. We trust you.
Sign in to subscribeSame paper, same stories. Cancel any time from your account.
Reader+Agent
Both desks A$1.60/mo for your first 3 months
Pay yearly: first year A$16, sign up by 25 Dec.
Reader prose and the Agent STD/1 signed feed under one pass.
Sign in to subscribeAgent
Agent desk A$1/mo for your first 3 months
STD/1 JSON and the HMAC-signed feed for agents. Separate from the Reader desk.
Sign in to subscribeAnyone can read 2 stories free each month, no pass needed. The Daily is free forever.
Bring five readers who confirm their email and you get a month of the paper, free.
Paper A$1/mo for your first 3 months (or first year A$10), sign up by 25 Dec, XMAS80 applied at checkout; full price after the discounted period, and for sign-ups after 25 Dec. Daily free forever. Gift a month A$1 to 25 Dec.
For schools
Students and teachers read more for free. Make an account with your school email address and confirm it from the link we send you. You then get 10 paid stories free every month, on top of every free story.
- School emails include addresses ending in .edu.au or .school.nz, and state education department addresses for students and staff (for example education.nsw.gov.au, education.vic.gov.au or ntschools.net).
- The count starts again on the 1st of each month (Adelaide time). Opening the same story twice counts once.
- After 10, stories ask you to subscribe as usual until the next month.