West Australian Newspapers

The West Australian

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Seven West Media
Editor	Brett McCarthy
Founded	5 January 1833
Political alignment	Centre-right
Headquarters	50 Hasler Road, Osborne Park, Western Australia
ISSN	0312-6323
Website	www.thewest.com.au

The West Australian, widely known as The West (Saturday edition: The Weekend West) is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times.The West is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. The West tends to have conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the Liberal–National Party Coalition. Of Australia's largest newspapers by circulation, The West is ranked fourth and is the only newspaper in the top 20 not owned by either News Limited or Fairfax Media.

As of January 2015^[update], refraining from reporting greatly reduced print circulation, the paper claimed "readership across print and online platforms" of 1.8 million per month (a daily average of less than 70,000). Online readership is limited by requirement of paid subscription ($10 per week or $520 p.a.) According to Roy Morgan Research, total cross-platform readership is less than 50,000 daily, having declined 4.5% in the year to September 2014.

The Saturday edition was rebranded as The Weekend West in October 2010. There is an enlarged classified-advertising section for motor vehicles each Wednesday.

A digital archive subscription enables past editions to be accessed for $220 per month or $2,200 per year.

The West has conservative leanings, and has mostly supported the Liberal–National Party Coalition throughout the political group's existence. At the state election held in March 2017, the newspaper's editorial endorsed the Australian Labor Party opposition, led by Mark McGowan, over the Coalition government led by Colin Barnett.

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