News Weekly
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Cover of October 2010 issue | |
| Editor | John Ballantyne |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | National Civic Council |
| First issue | September 1943 |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | www.newsweekly.com.au |
News Weekly is an Australian current affairs magazine, published by the National Civic Council, with its main headquarters in Balwyn, Victoria. [1][2] It also has offices in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia. [3]
History and profile
News Weekly was founded by B. A. Santamaria and first published in September 1943, under the name Freedom; it later changed its name to Australia's national news-weekly.[4] It changed its name to its current name in 1946–47.[5][6][6][7]
News weekly adheres to the five primacies of the National Civic Council; promoting the national interest, assisting small enterprise, supporting the family, fostering the tested values derived from our Judeo-Christian heritage and defending life. [8]
According to the Kempsey Library listing, News Weekly provides analysis of current cultural, social, political, educational, and economic trends in Australia, focusing on ethics.[9]
In 1955, it had a circulation of 30,000 copies.[10] The magazine's current editor is John Ballantyne.[11]
Associated groups include, The Thomas More Centre and The Australian Family Association. [12]
References
- ↑ Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "Contact News Weekly". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "About Us". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "About Us". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Thomas Sheridan (1975). Mindful militants: the Amalgamated Engineering Union in Australia, 1920–1972. ISBN 0-521-20680-4. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ross Fitzgerald, Adam James Carr, William J. Dealy (2003). The Pope's battalions: Santamaria, Catholicism and the Labor split. Univ. of Queensland Press. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "Freedom". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "About Us". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ Australian Newspapers
- ↑ Interviewer: Robin Hughes accessdate=20 January 2012 (23 April 1997). "Bob Santamaria – Interview Transcript tape 5". Australian Biography.
- ↑ John Ballantyne (25 December 2010). "Culture and Civilization". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "About Us". News Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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