Guardian Australia

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Guardian Australia
The Guardian 2018.svg
Type Online newspaper
Owner(s) Guardian Media Group
Editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor
Deputy editor David Munk
Founded2013 (2013)
Political alignment Centre-left [ citation needed ]
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersFoster Street, Sydney, Australia
Sister newspapers The Guardian , Guardian US , Guardian New Zealand
Website www.theguardian.com/au

Guardian Australia is the Australian website of the British global online and print newspaper, The Guardian .

Contents

Available solely in an online format, the newspaper's launch was led by Katharine Viner in time for the 2013 Australian federal election and followed the introduction of Guardian US in 2011. Guardian Australia is owned by Guardian Media Group, which is in turn owned by the Scott Trust, which aims to stay independent and free from 'commercial pressures'. [1] The online publication relies on digital advertising and voluntary reader donations or subscriptions for revenue, eschewing enforced paywalls implemented by other news websites. [2]

Guardian Australia's headquarters is based in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, with bureaux in Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra. [3] It employs more than 70 journalists, editors and other personnel as of 2020, including editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor who assumed responsibilities in 2016. [3] [ non-primary source needed ][ failed verification ]

History

Prior to its 2013 launch the British edition of the website was already popular with Australian audiences, with over 1.3 million users per month helping it rank just outside the top 10 most-visited news websites in Australia. [4] In June 2018 [5] and July 2021, [6] Guardian Australia was ranked No. 5 among news websites in Australia.

Following an investment from businessman Graeme Wood, prompted by Malcolm Turnbull, [7] Guardian Australia was launched on 27 May 2013 in the lead-up to the 2013 federal election. [8] [9] The British team was joined by local journalists, some of whom previously worked at News Corp Australia and Fairfax Media, including Lenore Taylor, Katherine Murphy and David Marr. [10]

The Guardian Australia has a Comment is free section edited by Gabrielle Jackson, featuring opinion pieces from regular writers, politicians, other public figures and members of the public. [11]

In 2016, it was announced that the then political editor Lenore Taylor would take over the editorship following the end of Emily Wilson's tenure. [12]

In May 2017, as part of a confidential legal settlement, Guardian Australia issued an apology to Noel Pearson over a story they published in January 2017, which made defamatory claims. The newspaper said it "accepts that the comments regarding Mr Noel Pearson in that article were false, ... unreservedly retracts the statements made in the article regarding Mr Noel Pearson and apologises for the harm and distress caused to him." [13]

Guardian Australia turned its first profit after five years of operations with a balance of $700,000 in financial year 2017–2018. Previously, the online publication posted a loss of A$7.5 million against a revenue of A$3.79 million in 2013–2014, a loss of A$6 million in 2014–2015 and a loss of A$14 million in 2015–2016. [14] [15]

Ownership

Guardian Australia is owned by Guardian Media Group, which is in turn owned by the Scott Trust, a limited company which aims to ensure the editorial independence of its publications and websites. [16]

Editorial stance

The Guardian Australia endorsed the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Greens for the 2019 Australian federal election [17] , for the 2022 Australian federal election it endorsed the labor party, the greens and the Teal independents. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Guardian Australia says no to paywall and print edition". Mediaweek . Australia. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Guardian Australia – meet the team". The Guardian. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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  14. ↑ "Guardian Australia loses $7.5m, despite readership gains". NewsMediaWorks. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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