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| Welcome to Guardian Australia | Welcome to Guardian Australia |
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| Today we launch Guardian Australia, the Guardian’s third international digital edition, focusing our unique style of journalism on this vast and fascinating country. | Today we launch Guardian Australia, the Guardian’s third international digital edition, focusing our unique style of journalism on this vast and fascinating country. |
| We'd like to welcome all our readers – from those who have read the Guardian for many years, via the Guardian's UK or US websites, Guardian Weekly or the newspaper in Britain, to those who are discovering the Guardian here today for the first time. | We'd like to welcome all our readers – from those who have read the Guardian for many years, via the Guardian's UK or US websites, Guardian Weekly or the newspaper in Britain, to those who are discovering the Guardian here today for the first time. |
| We will endeavour to engage you with up-to-the-moment reporting, investigations, commentary, blogging, in-depth analysis, open journalism, cutting-edge data visualisation, interactive technology, chutzpah and fun. | We will endeavour to engage you with up-to-the-moment reporting, investigations, commentary, blogging, in-depth analysis, open journalism, cutting-edge data visualisation, interactive technology, chutzpah and fun. |
| 2013 is an exciting year to launch in Australia. There’s an important federal election; two Ashes series; the Lions rugby tour; a vast array of stories for us to get our teeth into, on the environment, the economy, immigration, gender, media, the arts and much more, and huge global interest in Australian culture, politics and society. | 2013 is an exciting year to launch in Australia. There’s an important federal election; two Ashes series; the Lions rugby tour; a vast array of stories for us to get our teeth into, on the environment, the economy, immigration, gender, media, the arts and much more, and huge global interest in Australian culture, politics and society. |
| When the Manchester Guardian launched on 5 May 1821, it had 1,000 readers, was published weekly and ran to just four pages. Today the Guardian has more than 40 million readers worldwide, most of them outside Britain, and is the third most-read English-language newspaper website in the world. Already more than a million of those readers are in Australia. | When the Manchester Guardian launched on 5 May 1821, it had 1,000 readers, was published weekly and ran to just four pages. Today the Guardian has more than 40 million readers worldwide, most of them outside Britain, and is the third most-read English-language newspaper website in the world. Already more than a million of those readers are in Australia. |
| So why should you read us? First of all, Guardian Australia is independent: the only reason it exists is to create excellent journalism. We are owned by the Scott Trust, with no proprietor or shareholders, which means that Guardian journalists are free to say anything. We offer an unparalleled range of opinion, showing all sides of the story. As our legendary editor CP Scott wrote in 1921: “A newspaper is so much more than a business.” He then listed the values of the Guardian, which still guide us today: “Honesty, cleanness [integrity], courage, fairness, a sense of duty to the reader and the community.” | So why should you read us? First of all, Guardian Australia is independent: the only reason it exists is to create excellent journalism. We are owned by the Scott Trust, with no proprietor or shareholders, which means that Guardian journalists are free to say anything. We offer an unparalleled range of opinion, showing all sides of the story. As our legendary editor CP Scott wrote in 1921: “A newspaper is so much more than a business.” He then listed the values of the Guardian, which still guide us today: “Honesty, cleanness [integrity], courage, fairness, a sense of duty to the reader and the community.” |
| Secondly, Guardian Australia is digital. This gives us enormous freedom to deliver, discover and discuss stories in new ways. And because we are open, with no paywall, we are able to put the reader at the heart of what we do; we are open to suggestion, correction, clarification, engagement and debate. | Secondly, Guardian Australia is digital. This gives us enormous freedom to deliver, discover and discuss stories in new ways. And because we are open, with no paywall, we are able to put the reader at the heart of what we do; we are open to suggestion, correction, clarification, engagement and debate. |
| And third, Guardian Australia is a truly international news organisation. We will combine some of the best writers in Australia with the best internationally. We have a terrific political bureau in Lenore Taylor, Katharine Murphy, Greg Jericho and Simon Jackman. We have a team of talented Australian reporters, including the award-winning David Marr. | And third, Guardian Australia is a truly international news organisation. We will combine some of the best writers in Australia with the best internationally. We have a terrific political bureau in Lenore Taylor, Katharine Murphy, Greg Jericho and Simon Jackman. We have a team of talented Australian reporters, including the award-winning David Marr. |
| And we have a squad of 40 international correspondents around the world, from China to the Middle East, India to west Africa, together with the very best and latest news, features and commentary from our large reporting teams in the UK and the US. | And we have a squad of 40 international correspondents around the world, from China to the Middle East, India to west Africa, together with the very best and latest news, features and commentary from our large reporting teams in the UK and the US. |
| But the Guardian is also interested in finding new Australian voices, and with your help we will be doing that over the coming months. As part of the Guardian's “open journalism” approach, we are introducing a range of brilliant Australian websites to the Guardian Comment Network – part of our award-winning comment site, Comment is free – which will highlight some of the best Australian writing on the web. With our partners, who range from Ausvotes2013 to Junkee, the Global Mail to IndigenousX to the Hoopla, we will cross-post some of the most interesting content while linking back to the original source. As some of the most interesting work is now being done outside the mainstream, we wish to highlight this, while promoting our partner sites to a global audience. | But the Guardian is also interested in finding new Australian voices, and with your help we will be doing that over the coming months. As part of the Guardian's “open journalism” approach, we are introducing a range of brilliant Australian websites to the Guardian Comment Network – part of our award-winning comment site, Comment is free – which will highlight some of the best Australian writing on the web. With our partners, who range from Ausvotes2013 to Junkee, the Global Mail to IndigenousX to the Hoopla, we will cross-post some of the most interesting content while linking back to the original source. As some of the most interesting work is now being done outside the mainstream, we wish to highlight this, while promoting our partner sites to a global audience. |
| Other networks will be coming soon. | Other networks will be coming soon. |
| You will find more “open journalism” projects throughout the site, and, in the true spirit of digital media, these will grow and develop, moulded by our users and readers in collaboration with our journalists. We would love you to take part in the success of Guardian Australia. You can do this by: | You will find more “open journalism” projects throughout the site, and, in the true spirit of digital media, these will grow and develop, moulded by our users and readers in collaboration with our journalists. We would love you to take part in the success of Guardian Australia. You can do this by: |
| • Joining the debate beneath the articles; you can talk to our editors and writers there. | • Joining the debate beneath the articles; you can talk to our editors and writers there. |
| • Engaging with our GuardianWitness participation projects. | |
| • Sending us ideas for stories, tips, pitches or feedback via email, to australia@guardiannews.com. | • Sending us ideas for stories, tips, pitches or feedback via email, to australia@guardiannews.com. |
| • Engaging with Guardian Australia journalists on Twitter, through @GuardianAus and as individuals. | • Engaging with Guardian Australia journalists on Twitter, through @GuardianAus and as individuals. |
| • Liking us on Facebook, at facebook.com/theguardianAustralia. | • Liking us on Facebook, at facebook.com/theguardianAustralia. |
| • Following us on Instagram, at guardianaustralia, for behind-the-scenes photos. | • Following us on Instagram, at guardianaustralia, for behind-the-scenes photos. |
| • Writing to us, at Level 1, 35 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills 2010, Sydney. | • Writing to us, at Level 1, 35 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills 2010, Sydney. |
| So sign up for our daily email, which will keep you up to date with all the best stories on our site each day. And if you prefer to switch to the US or UK editions, that’s easily done: just click the button at the top left hand corner of the site. | So sign up for our daily email, which will keep you up to date with all the best stories on our site each day. And if you prefer to switch to the US or UK editions, that’s easily done: just click the button at the top left hand corner of the site. |
| I will be live online for an hour at 12.30 AEST today (27 May), to answer your questions. Please post your questions below in the comments section. | I will be live online for an hour at 12.30 AEST today (27 May), to answer your questions. Please post your questions below in the comments section. |
| Thank you for being part of Guardian Australia, from the very beginning. | Thank you for being part of Guardian Australia, from the very beginning. |
| Katharine Viner | Katharine Viner |
| Editor-in-chief, Guardian Australia and deputy editor, the Guardian | Editor-in-chief, Guardian Australia and deputy editor, the Guardian |
| On Twitter: @KathViner | On Twitter: @KathViner |
| On Facebook: KathViner | On Facebook: KathViner |
| www.guardian.co.uk/australia | www.guardian.co.uk/australia |
| Later this year guardian.co.uk/australia will be moving to a new global domain at theguardian.com, along with all of the Guardian’s online properties. | Later this year guardian.co.uk/australia will be moving to a new global domain at theguardian.com, along with all of the Guardian’s online properties. |
| We acknowledge that the Guardian’s Sydney office is located on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and pay our respects to the Elders past and present. | We acknowledge that the Guardian’s Sydney office is located on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and pay our respects to the Elders past and present. |