About TDA

TDA is completely independent. We are not owned by any larger media company.

TDA is run by Zara Seidler and Sam Koslowski, who decided in their early twenties they’d make a business out of explaining the news to their friends.

TDA makes money from commercial partnerships. We have ads on our Instagram page, in our daily podcast and in the newsletter. We only partner with brands who we believe are aligned to our company ethos. We also give our audience the option to make a voluntary financial contribution to TDA, via TDA+U.

TDA has a typical start-up story. Co-founders Sam Koslowski and Zara Seidler quit their full time jobs to chase their dreams. They went out looking for A+ investors who would back the mission and values of the company. In February 2021, they finished their first capital raise with diverse and talented investors. In June 2022, they finished their second capital raise. No investor has the ability to control or influence TDA’s editorial policy.

Wherever possible, The Daily Aus will always source its news from primary sources (government press conferences, police media releases, etc). If this is not possible, we will always credit the publication or source the information has come from.

No. We have no connection to or backing from any political parties.

The Daily Aus is financially supported by a group of investors who back the mission and values of the company. We maintain full editorial independence and no investor has the ability to control or influence our editorial content or policy.

The Daily Aus aims to provide a foundation of knowledge on which our readers can build their own understanding of the world. To that end, we have a duty to ensure that our content is impartial according to the recognised standards of objective journalism. In accordance with the Australian Press Council’s General Principles, The Daily Aus ensures that factual material is presented with reasonable fairness and balance. We do not publish any opinion pieces.

The Daily Aus will avoid intruding on a person’s reasonable expectations of privacy, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest, per the Australian Press Council’s General Principles. This balance between privacy and public interest should be particularly recognised in situations that involve bereavement. The Daily Aus adheres to the Australia Press Council’s Statement of Privacy Principles, enclosed here.

Trust is at the centre of everything we do and factual accuracy is our highest priority. This commitment is inextricably linked to our willingness to correct errors. We will always seek to correct or clarify published material if it is significantly inaccurate or misleading, and will do so in a transparent manner. We recognise how quickly and widely information can be disseminated, so will always make our corrections (and where necessary, apologise) clear and straightforward. We’re about owning our mistakes, not hiding from them.

The Daily Aus breaks down the big stories of the day, which sometimes means we will use information that has first been reported by other outlets. In instances like these, The Daily Aus will recognise the publication (e.g. ‘as first reported by The Sydney Morning Herald’). Wherever possible, we will always try to independently verify the facts of any article before we publish.