TVNews indexes Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks with links to the digitised video content. All individual stories from a particular broadcast are indexed with a detailed synopsis. TVNews is updated daily, with stories appearing on an evening news broadcast generally being available for access the next morning.

Downloads of video news stories are available exclusively to Australian educational institutions with a Screenrights licence. These include all Australian universities, TAFEs and most primary and secondary schools (including all state schools).

If you are unsure if you have a Screenrights licence, please email Screenrights at : licensing@screenrights.org

The video for each story or documentary is available in WMV format as a progressive download, allowing viewing to begin before the total video file is transferred. Items range from under 30 seconds for short stories, to over an hour for selected documentaries.