Brisbane Times
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| Type | News site |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Owner(s) | Nine Entertainment |
| Editor | Rosanna Ryan[1] |
| Founded | 7 March 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Website | www |
Brisbane Times is an online newspaper for Brisbane and Queensland, Australia. It is owned and run by Nine Publishing, publishers of The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and other mastheads. As of June 2025, the editor is Rosanna Ryan.[1]
History
[edit]The Brisbane Times was launched as part of Fairfax Media on 7 March 2007[2] by then-Queensland Premier Peter Beattie.[3] The founding managing editor was Mitchell Murphy.[4] The publication started with 14 journalists in an attempt by Fairfax to break into the South East Queensland market, competing against the website of News Corporation's incumbent The Courier-Mail.
As of 20 November 2018, Brisbane Times has started a subscription model. Viewers are limited to approximately 25 article views per month before being faced with a news paywall.
Web traffic
[edit]According to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and SimilarWeb, the Brisbane Times is the 191st and 250th most visited website in Australia respectively, as of August 2015.[5][6] SimilarWeb rates the site as the 24th most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 2 million visitors per month.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brisbane Times announces key leadership appointments". Nine For Brands. Nine Entertainment. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Roberts, Greg; Sainsbury, Michael (8 March 2007). "Fairfax launches online in Brisbane". The Australian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
- ^ Shackle, Eric (11 March 2007). "Brisbane's Newest Newspaper Goes Online - OhmyNews International". OhMyNews. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Fairfax embraces Brisbane". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Brisbanetimes.com.au Site Overview". Alexa. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Brisbanetimes.com.au Analytics". SimilarWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Top 50 sites in Australia for News And Media". SimilarWeb. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links
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