🇦🇺 Australia
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Theage
theage.com.au is the website of The Age, an Australian news outlet covering national and international news, politics, business, and culture. It publishes reporting and commentary on topics affecting Victoria and wider Australia, along with lifestyle and sport coverage.
Profile
Founded
1854
Headquarters
Melbourne, Australia
Ownership
Nine Entertainment Co (Nine Publishing), via ownership of The Age and related mastheads
Funding
subscriptions and advertising
Coverage focus
News reporting and analysis spanning politics, business and economics, local and national issues, culture, and sport, with substantial coverage of Victoria.
Reputation
The Age is widely regarded as a major Australian metropolitan newspaper with strong investigative and explanatory reporting, though it has also faced criticism typical of large legacy outlets (including debate over editorial choices and the impact of its paywall).
In our corpus
2,789 articles · 5 Jun → 6 Sept
Domain
Reader notes. Some content may be behind a subscription/paywall. · Editorial and business decisions are shaped by its corporate ownership within Nine Entertainment. · As a mainstream metropolitan outlet, it may include commentary and opinion alongside straight reporting.
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