Australian Associated Press
Source Passport
AU-M-00002-2
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Australian Associated Press Ltd
- Country
- Australia
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Verified
- AAP
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Dr John McKinnon Individual named philanthropic funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) Geoff Wilson Individual named philanthropic funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) Fred Woollard Individual named philanthropic funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) Small Giants Academy Other named funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) Melbourne University Other named funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) SEFA Partnerships Company named funder (AAP IFCN application, 2020) Google News Initiative Company seed and election-project funding for AAP FactCheck (2020) Facebook Company Third Party Fact Checker partnership income for AAP FactCheck (2020)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money) |
| 1 | 13 October 2026 | First published |
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