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''The Observer'' is an online newspaper serving
Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone () is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area ...
in Australia. The
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is owned by
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and is published from Monday to Saturday. The circulation of ''The Observer'' is 7,171 Monday to Friday and 9,701 on Saturday. ''The Observer'' website is part of News Corp Australia's News Regional Media network.


History

Prior to June 2020, ''The Observer'' was circulated to
Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-con ...
and the area from the west to
Biloela Biloela ( ) is a rural town and locality in Shire of Banana, Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. Biloela is the administrative centre of Banana ...
and south to Agnes Water and The Town Of 1770. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by
NewsCorp News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in N ...
, The Observer ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication.


See also

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List of newspapers in Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspap ...


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''The Gladstone Observer''
Newspapers published in Queensland Publications established in 1968 Gladstone, Queensland APN Australian Regional Media Daily newspapers published in Australia Online newspapers with defunct print editions {{Australia-newspaper-stub