46-442: Newspoll is an Australian opinion polling brand, published by The Australian and administered by Australian polling firm Pyxis Polling & Insights. Pyxis is founded by the team led by Dr Campbell White, who redesigned Newspoll's methodology as former APAC Head of Polling at YouGov from 2019-2023. Newspoll has a long tradition of predicting Australian Federal Election results, both federal and state. Until May 2015, Newspoll
92-533: A $ 2.95/week charge for readers to view premium content on its website, mobile phone, and tablet apps. The paywall was officially launched on 24 October, with a free 3-month trial. In September 2017, The Australian launched a Chinese website. In October 2018, Chris Dore , former editor of The Daily Telegraph , The Courier-Mail , and The Sunday Times (Western Australia) was announced as taking over as editor-in-chief. After Dore resigned in November 2022,
138-621: A large number of articles about the Rudd government 's Building the Education Revolution policy, which uncovered purported evidence of overpricing, financial waste, and mismanagement of the building of improvements to schools such as halls, gymnasia, and libraries. On the newspaper's website, a section named "Stimulus Watch", subtitled "How your Billions Are Being Spent", contained a large collection of such articles. The following year, other media outlets also reported these issues and
184-584: A press conference to respond to the allegations against her. In 2013, the Fair Work Commission commenced initial inquiries into allegations of improper union financial conduct, and the government initiated a judicial inquiry into the AWU affair in December of that year as part of a royal commission into trade unions. The Teachers Pet , an investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Dawson ,
230-515: A readership of 292,000 for the Monday–Friday editions and 576,000 for the Saturday edition. In June 2019, Roy Morgan reported figures of 851,000 (June 2018: 831,000) for the print version (total, weekend, and weekday editions); digital versions 1,965,000 (June 2018: 1,965,000); total cross-platform 2,421,000 (June 2018: 2,564,000). (By way of comparison, The Sydney Morning Herald total figure
276-611: A senior journalist writing for The Australian , reported in 2005 about the Australian Wheat Board funneling hundreds of millions of dollars to Iraq and the government of Saddam Hussein before the start of the Iraq War . This story became known as the AWB oil-for-wheat scandal , and resulted in a commission of inquiry into the matter. Overington received a Walkley Award for her coverage. In 2009, The Australian ran
322-533: A significant change in polling methods, from live telephone interviews to a mix of online and automated telephone interviews. However, the wording of Newspoll questions remained the same. In the first major test of this methodology, Newspoll conducted by Galaxy Research was the most accurate national published poll at the 2016 Australian Federal Election. A further change occurred in November 2019, with YouGov switching to entirely online polling. Since this change, Newspoll has been consistently accurate, being ranked as
368-550: A statement that "At no point does the research report claim that News Ltd publication fuelled far-right sentiment." In late 2022, editor-in-chief Chris Dore resigned from The Australian citing health issues. After acting as editor-in-chief following the departure of Dore, Michelle Gunn become the first female editor-in-chief at the newspaper in January 2023. Gunn was replaced as editor by Kelvin Healey. Caroline Overington ,
414-427: Is a daily newspaper in broadsheet format published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964. As the only Australian daily newspaper distributed nationally, its readership as of September 2019 of both print and online editions was 2,394,000. Its editorial line has been self-described over time as centre-right . The Australian is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp , which also owns
460-428: Is a podcast written by Hedley Thomas and Slade Gibson that ran in 2018. It was credited with generating new leads that led to the subsequent arrest of Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife, and the setting up of police enquiry Strike Force Southwood to explore claims of sexual assaults and student-teacher relationships at several Sydney high schools brought up on the podcast. The series has had 28 million downloads,
506-652: Is down the middle in its news coverage". In 2007, Crikey described the newspaper as generally in support of the Liberal Party of Australia and the then-Coalition government , but has pragmatically supported Labor governments in the past as well. In 2007, The Australian announced their support for Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party in the Federal election. As of 2021, the last time
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#1732783770051552-460: Is published on the first Friday of the month. " The Australian has long maintained a focus on issues relating to Aboriginal disadvantage." It also devotes attention to the information technology , defence and mining industries, as well as the science, economics, and politics of climate change . It has also published numerous special reports into Australia's energy policy, legal affairs, and research sector. The Australian Literary Review
598-415: Is widely cited in other Australian and global media. Newspoll was established in 1985 as a joint venture between News Limited and Yann Campbell Hoare Wheeler, which later was purchased by Millward Brown during the 1990s. In 2015 this company was wound up with The Australian announcing that henceforth Newspoll would become a polling brand administered by Galaxy. The transfer of operation to Galaxy came with
644-1430: The National Biography Awards in 2021. Columnists include Janet Albrechtsen , Troy Bramston, Henry Ergas , Ticky Fullerton , Antonella Gambotto-Burke , Adam Creighton , Robert Gottliebsen , Gideon Haigh , Paul Kelly , Chris Kenny , Brendan O'Neill , Nicolas Rothwell , Angela Shanahan, Dennis Shanahan , Greg Sheridan , Judith Sloan , Cameron Stewart , Peter van Onselen , Graham Richardson , Peta Credlin , and Claire Lehmann . It also features daily cartoons from Johannes Leak . Occasional contributors include Gregory Melleuish , Kevin Donnelly , Caroline Overington , Tom Switzer , James Allan , Hal G.P. Colebatch , Luke Slattery, Noel Pearson , Bettina Arndt , Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott , and Lucian Boz . Contributors to The Weekend Australian Magazine and "Review" in The Weekend Australian include Phillip Adams , national art critic Christopher Allen , actor and writer Graeme Blundell , Jeremy Clarkson , Antonella Gambotto-Burke , author Trent Dalton , author Nikki Gemmell , poet Sarah Holland-Batt , and demographer Bernard Salt . Film critic David Stratton retired in December 2023. In 1971, The Australian instituted its own "Australian of
690-520: The June quarter of 2013, the average print circulation for The Australian on weekdays was 116,655, and 254,891 for The Weekend Australian . Both were down (9.8 and 10.8%, respectively) compared to the June quarter the previous year. As of March 2015, the weekday edition circulation was 104,165 and the weekend edition was 230,182, falling 6.5% and 3.3%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2014. The Australian had 67,561 paid digital subscribers in
736-545: The Opposition Leaders with the highest and lowest career ratings. In many cases the highest and second-highest (etc.) or lowest and second-lowest (etc.) ratings are held by the same Opposition Leader. For instance, 14% is not the second-lowest "Better Prime Minister" score ever recorded, since Brendan Nelson recorded ten scores of below 14%. Kevin Rudd has had the highest recorded approval rating, of 68% (16–18 February 2007 and 11–13 May 2007). Mark Latham has
782-749: The Year award" separate and often different from the Australian of the Year chosen by the government's National Australia Day Council . Starting in 1968, the official award had long had links to the Victorian Australia Day Council, and at the time a public perception arose that it was state-based. As a national newspaper, The Australian felt it was better situated to create an award that more truly represented all of Australia. Nominees are suggested by readers, decided upon by an editorial board, and awarded in January of every year. In
828-881: The alliance between the Greens and Labor. We wear Senator Brown's criticism with pride. We believe he and his Green colleagues are hypocrites; that they are bad for the nation; and that they should be destroyed at the ballot box." The Australian has been described by some media commentators and scholars as working to promote a right-wing agenda, and as a result, encouraging political polarisation in Australia. In 2019, former The Australian journalist Rick Morton reported in The Saturday Paper that an unpublished study by Victoria University, Melbourne , found that The Australian "fuels far-right recruitment" through dog whistle coded language. Victoria University issued
874-418: The arts, health, wealth, and higher education. A traveland 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 ,
920-524: The country's wealthiest people from one to 250, in order of their net worth. Daily sections include national news ("The Nation"), world news ("Worldwide"), sport news, and business news ("Business"). Contained within each issue is a prominent opinion/editorial (op/ed) section, including regular columnists and occasional contributors. Other regular sections include technology ("Australian IT"), media (edited by Darren Davidson since 2015), features, legal affairs, aviation, defence, horse-racing ("Thoroughbreds"),
966-419: The equal second-highest career-peak "dissatisfied" rating, with 68% (2–4 September 2011). Until mid-1991, "Better Prime Minister" ratings were only surveyed during election campaigns. Kevin Rudd has the highest "Better Prime Minister" score, with 73% (28 Feb-2 Mar 2008 and 4–6 April 2008). John Howard has the second-highest career-peak "Better Prime Minister" score, with 67% (20–22 June 2003). Bob Hawke has
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#17327837700511012-453: The equal second-highest career-peak score, of 48% (6–8 February 2015). Brendan Nelson holds the record, with 7% (29 February-2 March 2008). Simon Crean (28–30 November 2003), Malcolm Turnbull (27–29 November 2009) and Bill Shorten (4–6 December 2015) recorded the equal-second lowest career low, with 14%. See note at top of this section. The Australian The Australian , with its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian ,
1058-453: The highest dissatisfaction rating, of 69% (2–4 December 1994). Andrew Peacock recorded the second-highest career-high dissatisfaction rating, of 67% (16–18 March 1990). John Hewson recorded the third-highest career-high dissatisfaction rating, of 64% (11–13 March 1994). Kevin Rudd holds the record with 50% (19–21 October 2007). Alexander Downer recorded the second-highest career-peak score, of 48% (8–10 July 1994). Bill Shorten recorded
1104-417: The marketplace as a newspaper that supports economic libertarianism". Laurie Clancy asserted in 2004 that 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." Former editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell has said that the editorial and op-ed pages of the newspaper are centre-right but "claims it
1150-452: The newspaper appointed its first female editor-in-chief, Michelle Gunn, in January 2023. The editorial board began investigating a senior editor after allegations of misconduct were raised following events of the papers' Christmas drinks. The senior editor was accused of inappropriate conduct at the event by multiple female employees. Since 2019, The Australian has published an annual study, called Australia's Richest 250 , which ranks
1196-531: The paper endorsed the Labor Party at any level, state or federal, was the 2010 Victorian election. Along with other Australian papers owned by News Ltd, The Australian has been highly and repeatedly critical of the Labor Party. The Australian presents varying views on climate change , including articles by those who disagree with the scientific consensus, such as Ian Plimer , and those who agree, such as Tim Flannery and Bjørn Lomborg . A 2011 study of
1242-468: The paper until his death. Stuart Rintoul (active from around 1989) was a senior writer with The Australian , with some expertise in Indigenous languages and history. His 2020 book Lowitja: The Authorised Biography of Lowitja O'Donoghue , a biography of Indigenous Australian trailblazer Lowitja O'Donoghue , was shortlisted for a Walkley Award for Best Non-Fiction Book, and was highly commended in
1288-423: The policy turned into a political embarrassment for the government, which until then had been able to ignore The Australian ' s reports. Along with the government's insulation stimulus policy , it contributed to criticisms, perceptions of incompetence, and general dissatisfaction with the government's performance. On 16 July 2010, Julia Gillard was reported to have admitted that the school-building program
1334-622: The previous seven years of articles claimed that four out of every five articles were opposed to taking action on climate change. In 2010, ABC's Media Watch presenter Paul Barry accused The Australian of waging a campaign against the Australian Greens , and the Greens' federal leader Bob Brown wrote that The Australian has "stepped out of the fourth estate by seeing itself as a determinant of democracy in Australia". In response, The Australian opined that "Greens leader Bob Brown has accused The Australian of trying to wreck
1380-424: The prime ministers with the highest and lowest career ratings. In many cases the highest and second-highest (etc.) or lowest and second-lowest (etc.) ratings are held by the same prime minister. Kevin Rudd has the highest career-peak approval rating, with 71% (18–20 April 2008). Scott Morrison has the second-highest career-peak approval rating, with 68% (22–25 April 2020 and 24–27 June 2020) John Howard has
1426-426: The same period. As of August 2015, according to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and Similarweb , The Australian ' s website was the 72nd- and 223rd-most visited websites in Australia, respectively. SimilarWeb rates the site as the 23rd-most visited news website in Australia, attracting almost 3 million visitors per month. In June 2018, according to Roy Morgan Research , The Australian had
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1472-491: The second-highest career-peak approval rating, of 66% (19–21 March 2004). John Hewson has the third-highest career-peak approval rating, of 55% (17–19 January 1992). Alexander Downer recorded the lowest approval rating, of 20% (2–4 December 1994 and 16–18 December 1994). Three leaders have recorded career-low approval ratings of 22%. They are Andrew Peacock (19–21 May 1989), John Hewson (11–13 March 1994) and Simon Crean (28–30 November 2003). Alexander Downer recorded
1518-554: The sole daily newspapers in Brisbane , Adelaide , Hobart , and Darwin , and the most circulated metropolitan daily newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne . News Corp's chairman and founder is Rupert Murdoch . The Australian integrates content from overseas newspapers owned by News Corp Australia's international parent News Corp, including The Wall Street Journal and The Times of London. The first edition of The Australian
1564-417: The story being removed and an apology and retraction posted in its place. On 18 August 2012, Hedley Thomas reported that Gillard had left her job as a partner with law firm Slater & Gordon as a direct result of a secret internal investigation in 1995 into corrupt conduct on behalf of her then-boyfriend Ralph Blewett. The story was ignored for a long time by other media outlets until after Gillard held
1610-440: The third-highest career-peak "Better Prime Minister" score, with 62% (5–7 June 1987 and 16–21 June 1987). Paul Keating has the lowest "Better Prime Minister" score, with 27% (20–22 August 1993). Tony Abbott has the second-lowest career-low "Better Prime Minister" score, with 30% (6–8 February 2015). John Howard has the third-lowest career-low "Better Prime Minister" score, with 31% (24–6 July 1998). Note: The lists below show
1656-460: The third-highest career-peak approval rating, with 67% (10–12 May 1996) . Bob Hawke's highest approval rating was 62% (24–26 Jan 1986), but Newspoll did not poll until over two years after he became prime minister. Paul Keating has the highest recorded "dissatisfied" rating, with 75% (3–5 September 1993). Tony Abbott has the second-highest career-peak "dissatisfied" rating, with 68% (6–8 February 2015 and 20–22 February 2015). Julia Gillard has
1702-566: The top pollster at six out of seven elections since 2020 by respected Australian Psephologist Dr Kevin Bonham, including having the final 2PP within 1% of the actual results in the Federal, South Australian, Victorian and NSW state elections as well as - the first election conducted under Pyxis - the referendum on the Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians . The lists below show
1748-547: Was Maxwell Newton , before leaving the newspaper within a year, and was succeeded by Walter Kommer, and then by Adrian Deamer . Under Deamer's editorship, The Australian encouraged female journalists, and was the first mainstream daily newspaper to hire an Aboriginal reporter, John Newfong . During the 1975 election , campaigning against the Whitlam government by its owner led to the newspaper's journalists striking over editorial direction. Editor-in-chief Chris Mitchell
1794-504: Was 4,125,000; The Age (Melbourne) 2,782,000, Herald Sun (Melbourne) 2,729,000. The only other nationally distributed daily newspaper, the business-focused Australian Financial Review , had 1,587,000 cross-platform readers.) The paper had a 4 week reach in June 2024 of 1.82 million in print, 3.56 million on its digital platform, and 4.06 million cross-platform. Several journalists writing for The Australian have received Walkley Awards for their investigative reporting. In
1840-472: Was a market research and polling company, part owned by News Corp Australia . In May 2015 administration of Newspoll was transferred to Galaxy Research . In December 2017, Galaxy Research was acquired by YouGov. In August 2023, the contract to administer Newspoll was granted to Pyxis Polling & Insights. Newspoll's surveys of voting intention are published exclusively in The Australian . The poll
1886-511: Was a monthly supplement from September 2006 to October 2011. The tone and nature of The Australian's coverage has changed over time, but since the late 20th century under the ownership of Rupert Murdoch and with Chris Mitchell as editor-in-chief, it has taken a markedly conservative direction. It was outspoken in supporting the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard . Defunct Defunct Former editor Paul Kelly stated in 1991, " The Australian has established itself in
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1932-413: Was appointed in 2002 and retired on 11 December 2015; he was replaced by Paul Whittaker , formerly the editor-in-chief of Sydney's Daily Telegraph . In May 2010, the newspaper launched the first Australian newspaper iPad application. In October 2011, The Australian announced that it was planning to become the first general newspaper in Australia to introduce a paywall , with the introduction of
1978-550: Was flawed and that errors had been made because the program was designed in haste to protect jobs during the Great Recession . In 2011, Glenn Milne reported on the allegations against Prime Minister Julia Gillard concerning the AWU affair , including a claim regarding Gillard's living arrangements with Australian Workers' Union official Bruce Wilson. Gillard contacted the chief executive of The Australian , resulting in
2024-543: Was printed in Canberra, then plates flown to other cities for copying. From its inception, the paper struggled for financial viability, and ran at a loss for several decades. A Sunday edition, The Sunday Australian , was established in 1971. It was discontinued in 1972, though, because press capacity was insufficient to print The Sunday Telegraph , the Sunday Mirror , and it. The Australian's first editor
2070-438: Was published by Rupert Murdoch on 15 July 1964, becoming the third national newspaper in Australia following shipping newspaper Daily Commercial News (1891) and Australian Financial Review (1951). Unlike other original Murdoch newspapers, it is not a tabloid publication. At the time, a national paper was considered commercially unfeasible, as newspapers mostly relied on local advertising for their revenue. The Australian
2116-571: Was the number-one Australian podcast and reached number one in the UK, Canada, and New Zealand. Both Hedley and Gibson received Gold Walkleys for their work on the series. Former columnists include Mike Steketee, David Burchell , Michael Stutchbury , Simon Adamek, Emma Jane , George Megalogenis , Glenn Milne , Cordelia Fine , Alan Wood, Michael Costa , P. P. McGuinness , Michael Costello , Frank Devine , Matt Price , Christopher Pearson , Niki Savva . Political cartoonist Bill Leak worked for
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