Newspaper Name: |
The Australian |
Owner: |
News Corp Australia |
Country / Region: |
Australia (New South Wales, Sydney, Surry Hills) |
Language: |
English |
Format type: |
Newspaper |
Category: |
General |
Political alignment: |
Centre-right |
Frequency: |
Daily |
Publication Years (print version): |
1964 — now (59 years) |
ISSN: |
1038-8761 |
Circulation: |
104,000 (2015) |
Official Pages: |
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Official Apps: |
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Website: |
theaustralian.com.au [read with translation] |
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The first issue of «The Australian» was published by Rupert Murdoch's media agency on July 15, 1964. The newspaper immediately became the third largest newspaper circulation in Australia after the «Daily Commercial News» (1891) and the «
Australian Financial Review» (1951). The newspaper is printed in the Australian city of Canberra, and distributed throughout the Australian continent, the main income of the publication receives from advertising. The newspaper is considered a conservative publication focused on the domestic political and business news sector. According to analysts, the newspaper's editorial staff writes mostly center-right articles. «The Australian» pays a lot of attention to environmental issues, in particular, the problem of warming the Earth's climate. From time to time, independent journalistic investigations are published on its pages.
The daily edition of «The Australian» includes sections: Local News (The Nation), World Events (Worldwide), Sports and Business. Periodical sections of the newspaper: Technology (AustralianIT), Media, Future, Aviation, Horse Racing, Culture, Health, Education, Weather. On weekends, the newspaper mainly has a leisure and entertainment theme (a poster, a review of books and films, a tourist section), sums up the week in reviews and expert comments.
«The Australian» newspaper has repeatedly received various awards: «Walkley» awards and «Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association» awards («Daily Newspaper of the Year» (2007), «Weekly Newspaper and Best Mobile App» (2017)). Since 1971, the newspaper itself has annually presented the «Australian of the Year award in various categories.