Brisbane Times

{{Short description|Australian online newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Brisbane Times | logo = Brisbane Times logo.jpg | image = | caption = | type = News site | format = Online | owners = Nine Entertainment | founder = | publisher = | editor = Rosanna Ryan<ref name="Ryan">{{cite web |title=Brisbane Times announces key leadership appointments |url=https://www.nineforbrands.com.au/media-release/brisbane-times-announces-key-leadership-appointments/ |website=Nine For Brands |publisher=Nine Entertainment |access-date=20 June 2025 |language=en |date=6 June 2025}}</ref> | chief_editor = | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | news_editor = | campus_editor = | campus_chief = | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = | seniorstaff = | staff_writers = | founded = {{start date and age|7 March 2007}} | language = English | ceased_publication = | relaunched = | headquarters = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | circulation = | sister_newspapers = | ISSN = | oclc = | website = {{URL|https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/}} }}

The '''''Brisbane Times''''' is an online newspaper with a focus on current affairs in Brisbane and Queensland, Australia. It is owned and run by Nine Publishing, which also publishes ''The Age'', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and other mastheads. As of June 2025, the editor is Rosanna Ryan.<ref name="Ryan"/> ==History== The ''Brisbane Times'' was launched as part of Fairfax Media on 7 March 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21342673-16123,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718045754/http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21342673-16123,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2012|last1=Roberts|first1=Greg|last2=Sainsbury|first2=Michael|title=Fairfax launches online in Brisbane|date=8 March 2007|newspaper=The Australian}}</ref> by then-Queensland Premier Peter Beattie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=349649&rel_no=1|title=Brisbane's Newest Newspaper Goes Online - OhmyNews International|last=Shackle|first=Eric|date=11 March 2007|publisher=OhMyNews|access-date=11 June 2008}}</ref> The founding managing editor was Mitchell Murphy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/fairfax-embraces-brisbane/2007/03/06/1173166697270.html|title=Fairfax embraces Brisbane |date=8 March 2007|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref> 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== 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Brisbanetimes.com.au | title=Brisbanetimes.com.au Site Overview | publisher=Alexa | access-date=2 August 2015 | archive-date=5 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110808/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/Brisbanetimes.com.au | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="similar">{{cite web | url=http://www.similarweb.com/website/Brisbanetimes.com.au | title=Brisbanetimes.com.au Analytics | publisher=SimilarWeb | access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> SimilarWeb rates the site as the 24th most visited news website in Australia, attracting more than 2 million visitors per month.<ref name="similar" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.similarweb.com/country_category/australia/news_and_media | title=Top 50 sites in Australia for News And Media | publisher=SimilarWeb | access-date=2 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825042518/http://www.similarweb.com/country_category/australia/news_and_media | archive-date=25 August 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==See also== * List of newspapers in Australia

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website}}

Category:2007 establishments in Australia Category:Internet properties established in 2007 Category:Mass media in Brisbane Category:Australian news websites