The Australian Jewish News

What The Australian Jewish News does

The Australian Jewish News (AJN) is a privately held community news publication founded in 1895 in Sydney as the Hebrew Standard of Australasia, making it one of Australia's oldest continuously published newspapers. It serves the Australian Jewish community through a weekly print newspaper with separate Sydney and Melbourne editions (plus a national edition introduced in 1986) and a digital edition accessible via australianjewishnews.com. AJN is currently owned by Sydney-based developer Robert Magid, who acquired the paper in July 2007 from the Shand and Dunkel families.

The core product is a hybrid print-digital weekly covering Australian and international news, Jewish community affairs, religious content (including the Shabbat Shalom section), arts, lifestyle, and sport, with a stated staff of approximately 20 people listed on the Staff page across editorial, advertising, art direction, production, finance, and subscriptions. The technology stack is built on the Salamandra content management system from partner Times of Israel, complemented by an HTML5 digital reader and a responsive website supporting mobile access; specialty offerings include an email newsletter, podcasts, a liveblog for breaking news, and a 130th-anniversary documentary.

AJN generates revenue from three streams: digital subscriptions (AUD$18/month or AUD$120/year for unlimited online access), print subscriptions for the Sydney and Melbourne weekly editions, and advertising (display and classified) sold through a dedicated portal at advertise.jewishnews.net.au. Distribution extends internationally via content syndication partnerships with Times of Israel and a publisher network including Atlanta Jewish Times, The Jewish Standard (North New Jersey), Jewish Chronicle (Pittsburgh), and The Jewish News (UK). The publication maintains social media presence on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube as top-of-funnel audience development channels.

Name

The Australian Jewish News

Legal name

The Australian Jewish News

Website

https://australianjewishnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Australian Jewish News is a privately held weekly newspaper, founded 1895, serving the Australian Jewish community through print editions in Sydney and Melbourne plus a digital edition, monetized via subscriptions (AUD$120/year) and advertising under publisher Robert Magid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

Keywords

• Community newspaper publishing
• Weekly Jewish news
• Digital news subscription
• Newspaper advertising sales
• Print and digital media

Headquarters

HQ city

Bondi

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Premium digital subscription offering unlimited access to website content and online editions
2. Print Subscription: Weekly print edition subscriptions for both Sydney and Melbourne markets
3. Advertising: Display and classified advertising across print and digital platforms, with dedicated advertising portal at advertise.jewishnews.net.au

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Australian Jewish News (AJN) publishes a weekly newspaper serving the Australian Jewish community, distributed in separate Sydney and Melbourne print editions with accompanying digital editions and a national online edition. The publication covers Australian Jewish community news, international Jewish affairs, Israel coverage, religious commentary, arts, lifestyle, and sport, monetized through paid digital/print subscriptions (AUD$18/month or AUD$120/year) and display/classified advertising across print and digital channels.

Product overview

The Australian Jewish News (AJN) is a weekly newspaper serving the Australian Jewish community since 1895, currently published in both print and digital formats. The publication operates a unified platform consisting of its core newspaper product (available in Melbourne and Sydney editions, plus a national edition since 1986), supplemented by a digital online edition (launched 2001) and responsive website. The product portfolio includes specialty sections such as Shabbat Shalom (religious affairs), a liveblog for breaking news, podcasts, and a 130th anniversary documentary. AJN also offers newsletter subscription services and digital edition viewers. The publication is affiliated with Times of Israel for content syndication and shares technology infrastructure including Salamandra CMS and RGB Media design systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Australian Jewish News (AJN) Weekly Newspaper
• AJN Digital Subscription
• AJN Print Subscription (Sydney and Melbourne editions)

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Times of IsraelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTimes of Israel provides technology platform and infrastructure support to AJN, including Salamandra CMS and content syndication; AJN participates in their publisher network with content sharing
• Atlanta Jewish TimesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Jewish newspaper partnership network - cross-promotion and content sharing between Jewish community publications
• The Jewish Standard (North New Jersey)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Jewish newspaper partnership network - cross-promotion and content sharing between Jewish community publications
• Jewish Chronicle (Pittsburgh)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Jewish newspaper partnership network - cross-promotion and content sharing between Jewish community publications
• The Jewish News (United Kingdom)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Jewish newspaper partnership network - cross-promotion and content sharing between Jewish community publications

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atlanta Jewish Times: Weekly Jewish community newspaper serving the Atlanta Jewish community in the US. Direct peer in the Times of Israel publisher network, with comparable print + digital + advertising model and shared content syndication arrangement.
• The Jewish News (UK): UK-based Jewish community newspaper and digital publication. Peer in the ToI publisher partnership network, serving the British Jewish community with comparable weekly print and daily digital coverage.
• The Jewish Standard (North New Jersey): Community Jewish newspaper serving northern New Jersey, also part of the Times of Israel publisher network. Operates a similar weekly newspaper + digital subscription model targeting a defined Jewish community.
• Jewish Chronicle (Pittsburgh): Long-established Jewish community newspaper serving Pittsburgh's Jewish community. Direct peer within the ToI publisher partnership network, with comparable print and digital editions and community-driven content.

Broad incumbents

• The Age: Major Melbourne-based Australian newspaper. Broad-incumbent peer for the Melbourne edition of AJN, operating in the same metro advertising and reader market.
• The Australian: National general-interest Australian newspaper. Represents the broad-incumbent press landscape AJN operates alongside; competes for Australian advertising dollars and reader attention, though with mass-market rather than community-niche focus.
• The Jerusalem Post: Israel-based global Jewish news publication covering Israeli, Jewish, and Middle East affairs. Competes for diaspora Jewish readership attention and overlaps with AJN's international news and Israel coverage content.
• The Sydney Morning Herald: Major Sydney-based Australian newspaper. Broad-incumbent peer for the Sydney edition of AJN, competing for advertising and reader attention in the same metro market.

Emerging players

• Times of Israel: Global Jewish digital news platform that is both a technology partner and competitive overlap for AJN. Provides Salamandra CMS infrastructure to AJN while also serving Australian Jewish readers directly with overlapping content.

Regional players

• J-Wire: Australian Jewish online news outlet that overlaps with AJN's audience and content scope domestically. Represents a digital-only, regional competitor within AJN's primary market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/aus_jewishnews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AustralianJewishNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/australianjewishnews
• Instagraminstagram.com/jewishnews_au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/australian-jewish-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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