National Observer (Australia)

For other uses, see National Observer (disambiguation).

National Observer

Categories	Magazine
Frequency	Quarterly
First issue	1988
Final issue	2012
Country	Australia
Language	English
Website	www.nationalobserver.net

The National Observer (formerly known as Australia and World Affairs) is a quarterly current-affairs and politics magazine in Australia. It specialises in domestic and international politics, security-related challenges and issues of national cohesion.

The National Observer claims to be "not affected by contemporary political correctness or prejudices", thereby allowing it to examine issues from the point of view of the long-term interests of Australians.

Contributors to National Observer have included many right-wing commentators from both Australia and overseas, including Tony Abbott, Nick Minchin, Patrick J. Buchanan, Bill Hayden, David Flint, B.A. Santamaria, Mark Steyn, Paul Gottfried, Hugh Morgan, Kenneth Minogue, John Stone, Hal G. P. Colebatch, Max Teichmann, R. J. Stove, Geoffrey Partington, Melvin J. Lasky, Kevin B. MacDonald, and Brian Crozier.

Until 2005 the magazine was edited by Ian Spry; from 2005 until early 2010 Philip Ayres edited it. During Ayres's editorship (in 2009), the magazine ceased to appear in print form and moved to an exclusively web-based format. John Ballantyne is the current editor. The magazine ceased publication completely in 2012.

External links

• National Observer website
• National Library of Australia entry for National Observer