The National Times

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The National Times, later National Times on Sunday, was an Australian weekly newspaper published by Fairfax News from 1971 to 1986. [1] [2]

Background

The paper quickly developed a reputation for accurate investigative journalism, winning four consecutive Walkley Awards for best newspaper feature in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978. [3] [4] [5] In the 1980s, it "exposed networks of influence and links between organised crime and public administration in New South Wales". [6] [7]

It coincided with the publication of Nation Review (1970 to 1981), also a weekly newspaper. [8]

Notes

  1. Catalogue entry. National Library of Australia
  2. Australia: The National Times at Monash University Library
  3. Carson, Andrea, The History of Investigative Journalism in Australia , retrieved 15 November 2021
  4. Pullan, Robert, 1944-; National Times (1985), The Way we are : a national portrait by the National Times, Unwin Paperbacks, ISBN   978-0-86861-751-0 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Phillips, Richard; Hogg, Russell; Brown, David (David Bentley), 1948- (1985), Not the National Times, The Editors, retrieved 20 July 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Minchin, Liz. Digging in the dirt. ABC Four Corners
  7. The library summary text of Amos, Jessica (1 January 2005), 'The National Times: bastard of a paper', School of Journalism and Creative Arts - Faculty of Creative Arts, retrieved 20 July 2017
  8. Walsh, Richard; Walsh, Richard, 1941- (1993), Ferretabilia : life and times of Nation review, University of Queensland Press, ISBN   978-0-7022-2450-8 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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