The Australian
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | News Limited |
| Editor | Paul Whittaker |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Political alignment | Conservative |
| Headquarters | 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Official website | www.theaustralian.news.com.au |
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia on Monday to Saturday each week since 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Paul Whittaker and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly.
The Australian is the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, with weekday sales of 135,000 and Saturday sales of 305,000, figures substantially below those enjoyed by Sydney's and Melbourne's leading papers. Its chief rival is the business-focused Australian Financial Review. The Australian is published by News Limited, an asset of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, that also owns the sole or most popular metropolitan daily in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin.[1]
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[edit] Persuasion
Mitchell has said that the editorial and op-ed pages of the newspaper are centre-right,[2] "comfortable with a mainstream Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd, just as it was quite comfortable with John Howard."[1] According to other commentators, however, the newspaper "is generally conservative in tone and heavily oriented toward business; it has a range of columnists of varying political persuasions but mostly to the right."[3] . Its former editor Paul Kelly has stated that "The Australian has established itself in the marketplace as a newspaper that strongly supports economic libertarianism".[citation needed]
The Australian has long maintained a focus on issues relating to Aboriginal disadvantage."[1] It also devotes attention to the information technology, Defence and mining industries,[1] as well as the science, economics, and politics of climate change. It has also published numerous "special reports" into Australian energy policy.[citation needed]
[edit] Recognition
The Australian journalist Hedley Thomas won the Gold Walkley Award in 2007.
Also in 2007, the newspaper's website won the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association Online Newspaper of the Year award.[4]
[edit] Parent
The Australian integrates content from overseas newspapers owned by News Limited's parent, News Corporation, including the Wall Street Journal and The Times.[1]
[edit] Sections
Daily sections include National News (The Nation) followed by Worldwide News (Worldwide), Sport and Business News (Business). Contained within each issue is a prominent op/ed section, including regular columnists and non-regular contributors. Other regular sections include Technology (AustralianIT), Media, Features, Legal Affairs, Aviation, Defence, Horse-Racing (Thoroughbreds), The Arts, Health, Wealth and Higher Education. A Travel & Indulgence section is included on Saturdays, along with The Inquirer, an in-depth analysis of major stories of the week, alongside much political commentary. Saturday lift-outs include Review, focusing on books, arts, film and television, and The Weekend Australian Magazine, the only national weekly glossy insert magazine. A glossy magazine, Wish, is published on the first Friday of the month.
Since 2006 the Australian Literary Review has been a monthly supplement.
[edit] Columnists
Regular columnists include Dennis Shanahan, David Burchell, Peter van Onselen, Michael Stutchbury, Simon Adamek, Glenn Milne, Paul Kelly, George Megalogenis, Mike Steketee, Greg Sheridan, Alan Wood, Phillip Adams, Nicolas Rothwell, Janet Albrechtsen, Imre Salusinszky, Emma Tom and Angela Shanahan. It also features daily cartoons from Bill Leak and Peter Nicholson.
Occasional contributors include Gregory Melleuish, Kevin Donnelly, Tom Switzer, James Allan, Luke Slattery, Tim Soutphommasane and Noel Pearson.
Former columnists include Michael Costa, Michael Costello, Frank Devine and Matt Price.
[edit] 'The Australian' in the news.
In early 2010 the Australian Newspaper became news for its publication of the details of a police raid, before the raid had taken place. [5]. It has since obtained permission to suppress the details of the source of its information. [6]
In May 2010 The Australian newspaper itself was a target of a suppression order by a court in Victoria, which prohibited the distribution of its 22nd May 'Weekend Australian Magazine' in Victoria (although it was available in all other states). [7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Manning, James (2008-03-10). "National daily plans new business website and monthly colour magazine". MediaWeek (Sydney, Australia) (854): 3,7,8.
- ^ Mitchell, Chris (March 9, 2006). The Media Report. Australian Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Clancy, Laurie (2004). Culture and customs of Australia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 126. ISBN 9780313321696.
- ^ Elks, Sarah (August 9, 2007). The Australian wins online newspaper award. News.com.au.
- ^ http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2010/05/06/australian-newspaper-prevents-publication-of-police-leak-report/
- ^ http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2010/05/06/australian-newspaper-prevents-publication-of-police-leak-report/
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sorry-but-we-just-cant-tell-you/story-e6frg71x-1225870766904
