The ''National Observer'' (formerly known as ''Australia and World Affairs'') was a quarterly current-affairs and politics magazine in

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. It specialised in domestic and international politics, security-related challenges and issues of national cohesion.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in 1988. It was renamed as ''National Observer'' in 1999. It was published on a quarterly basis and was part of the Council for the National Interest. The magazine was headquartered in

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. Contributors to ''National Observer'' included many

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commentators from both Australia and overseas, including

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, Patrick J. Buchanan,

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, B. A. Santamaria,

Mark Steyn Mark Steyn () is a Canadian author and a radio, television, and on-line presenter. He has written several books, including The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' bestsellers ''America Alone'', ''After America (Steyn book), A ...

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, 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 Brian Rossiter Crozier (4 August 1918, in Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland – 4 August 2012) was a British historian, propagandist and journalist. He was also one of the central staff members of a secret propaganda department belonging to ...

. Until 2005 the magazine was edited by Ian Spry; from 2005 until early 2010 Philip Ayres edited it. During Ayres's editorship, the magazine ceased to appear in print form in Autumn 2009. It moved to an exclusively web-based format. John Ballantyne was the editor of the online magazine, which ceased publication completely in 2012.

References

External links

''National Observer'' website

National Library of Australia entry for ''National Observer''
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