The Courier (Ballarat)
The Ballarat Courier is a daily newspaper circulating in the Ballarat region of regional Victoria.
Its editor is Angela Carey. The newspaper is owned by Rural Press Ltd, a division of Fairfax Media.
The newspaper is most famous for it's involvement in an infamous Communist
scandal in the 1950's.
Editor of The Courier Robert Williams was publicly accused of being a
Russian spy.
Although he was never brought to trial Williams stood down as editor,
marking the end of the newspaper's darkest days.