The Australian

The Australian
"Welcome to the Contest of Ideas"
Front cover of The Australian, 26 July 2017
TypeNewspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerNews Corp Australia
Editor-in-chiefMichelle Gunn
EditorKelvin Healey
Founded14 July 1964 (1964-07-14)
Political alignmentCentre-right
HeadquartersSurry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
CountryAustralia
CirculationFour-week reach (July 2023 to June 2024): 1.82 million (print); 4.06 million (cross-platform)
ISSN1038-8761
Websitewww.theaustralian.com.au

The Australian, including its Saturday edition The Weekend Australian, is a six-days-a-week broadsheet-format newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964. It is one of two Australian daily newspapers 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.