''NW'' (formerly ''New Weekly'') was a weekly magazine (typically 110 pages) published in

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. It contained articles about media celebrities, Hollywood gossip, clothing, makeup, dieting, and entertainment. In July 2020, the magazine was included in the sale of Bauer Media Australia to

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, which closed ''NW'' down due to the economic effects of the

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History and profile

The magazine was started in 1993 under the title ''New Weekly'' by then

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executive Richard Walsh, with a renaming to ''NW'' in 1998. The magazine was headquartered in Sydney. The publisher iwas Bauer Media Pty Ltd. Circulation was around 200,000. ''NW'' won the Australian Magazine of the Year Award in 2006.Magazine Publishers of Australia – NW judged Magazine of the Year
AdNews: NW lands magazine of the year title
(Retrieved 22 February 2015) In mid July 2020, ''NW'' was acquired by

, which purchased several of Bauer Media's former Australian and New Zealand brands. Shortly later, Mercury Capital liquidated ''NW'', citing the effects of the

on its publications' advertising revenue.

References

External links

Official website
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