The Australian

The Australian is a national daily newspaper published by News Corp Australia, founded by Rupert Murdoch. It covers national politics, business, and international affairs, and is generally regarded as conservative or centre-right in its editorial stance. As the country's main national broadsheet, it is influential among policymakers and business readers.

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The Australian at a glance

Country: Australia
Region: Australia and New Zealand · Oceania
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 1964
Owner: News Corp Australia
Published from: Sydney
Website: theaustralian.com.au ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Australian

Crosswire groups The Australian as Right-leaning for comparisons within Australia's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are listed as Left-leaning, while ABC News is listed as Centrist — so you can open The Australian beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where The Australian sits in Australia's press

The Australian was founded in 1964, is published from Sydney and is owned by News Corp Australia. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Australia, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. By outlets tracked, Australia ranks first of the 8 countries on Crosswire's Oceania hub, which lists 32 outlets in all.

Across Oceania, Crosswire tracks 13 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Australian outside Australia, starting with Australia and New Zealand, are The Fiji Times (Fiji), Island Sun (Solomon Islands), Vanuatu Daily Post (Vanuatu) and Samoa Observer (Samoa). Opening one of them beside The Australian is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.