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Distribution newsagencies offer home delivery of a comprehensive range of newspapers and magazines, These can be quite large and sophisticated businesses.

If authorised, they are often fully computerized.

They often have a territory, which is partly protected by contracts with most of the Australian Newsagents ' Federation recognised publishers / distributors.

These recognised publishers / distributors include ACP Publishing, News Limited, Fairfax Publications, Rural Press, The West Australian and Australian Provincial Newspapers.

These monopolies have been a major source of contention between newsagents and the Australian Consumer Affairs.