How to join the news.com.au WhatsApp Channel
There’s a simple and easy new way to access all the latest info from Australia’s favourite news website — our new WhatsApp Channel.
There’s a new and convenient way to get access to the news.
The team at news.com.au has launched a WhatsApp Channel to bring you the latest news including lifestyle content, travel updates, entertainment gossip, tech reports and finance headlines.
It’s a simple and private way to get key updates from news.com.au.
The best part is it’s totally free to join.
Read on below to scan the QR code if you’re using a PC or click the link to join if you’re using a mobile phone.
How to join the news.com.au WhatsApp Channel for FREE
Mobile phone users
If you’re reading this on your iPhone or Android, just click this invite link, which will take you to the news.com.au WhatsApp channel. Then simply click “Agree and Continue”. Click “Follow” at the top-right of the screen.
PC users
If you’re using a PC, scan the QR code below and click “Agree and Continue”. Click “Follow” at the top-right of the screen.
Feel free to send the link to friends who also might like to join.
When using WhatsApp, you’ll find the news.com.au WhatsApp Channel under the “Updates” tab. For iPhone users, it is located on the bottom left of the screen. For Android users, it is located at the top in the middle.
To read a story, just click on a link.
You can react to our award-winning journalism with emojis and see how others reacted as well. To react, just press and hold on the link until the emojis appear.
Comments and replies are not enabled so you don’t need to worry about being overwhelmed with notifications from fellow news.com.au fans.
No one will be able to see your personal information, including your name and phone number.
Any messages we post will disappear after 30 days so make sure you keep up to date!
You’ll be one of the first people in Australia to get the news via a WhatsApp Channel.
Find out more about how WhatsApp Channels work on the WhatsApp blog.
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