25 February 2026

How to make PS News your preferred news source on Google

| By Karyn Starmer
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There’s a new way to get the news you trust. Photo: File.

Readers now have more control over the news they see when they search.

Google has introduced a feature called Preferred Sources, allowing users to nominate the news outlets they trust and want prioritised in search results. It’s a simple setting, but it can influence which voices appear most prominently when stories break.

For readers of PS News, that matters.

National headlines often dominate online attention. But when decisions affect your area — planning proposals, public service changes, school developments, light rail updates, local business openings or community issues — context is everything. PS New’s journalists understand the history behind the issues, the key players involved and what decisions mean for Australians.

By selecting PS News as a preferred source, readers can help ensure regional reporting isn’t lost beneath larger outlets covering the same story from afar – and the full story will never be behind a paywall.

The feature doesn’t block other publishers. Instead, it gives you greater influence. When PS News has relevant coverage, Google is more likely to display it prominently in Top Stories results.

You can set PS News as your Preferred Source by clicking this link.

For readers who value independent, on-the-ground reporting — and want more control over the stories that shape their lives — it’s a small action that can make a meaningful difference.

Original Article published by Karyn Starmer on Region Canberra.

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