''The Sunday Mail'' is a
newspaper
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
published on Sunday in
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia. It is Brisbane's only Sunday newspaper. ''The Sunday Mail'' is published in
tabloid format, comprising several sections that can be extracted and read separately. It is available for purchase throughout Queensland, most regions of Northern
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
and parts of the
Northern Territory
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.
Publishing
The newspaper is published by
Queensland Newspapers Queensland Newspapers is the Queensland, Australia-based subsidiary of News Corporation. Queensland Newspapers is responsible for publishing ''The Courier-Mail'' daily newspaper.
List of Queensland Newspapers
Toowoomba Chronicle
''The Toowoomb ...
, part of
News Corp Australia
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, whose parent company is
News Corp
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. The editorial office is located at
Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Bowen Hills had a population of 3,226 people.
Geography
Bowen Hills is by road from the Brisbane CBD.
Mayne is a neighbourhood within the s ...
, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and the newspaper is printed in the suburb of
Murarrie
Murarrie (formerly Mooraree) is an eastern riverside Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Murarrie had a population of 4,303 people. Queensport is a neighbourhood within Murarrie (). ...
.
Liz Deegan succeeded Michael Prain as editor in September 2006. Prain, who was editor of the newspaper for almost a decade, was appointed managing editor, digital media, of Queensland Newspapers. As she prepared to take over as editor, Deegan said: "I'm excited by the challenge of editing the biggest -selling newspaper in Australia's fastest growing state and ensuring its circulation keeps pace with the rapid growth of Queensland."
The December 2006
Roy Morgan Readership poll put the newspaper's circulation at 601,357, with readership at 1,515,000, making it the third most read Sunday newspaper in Australia.
''The Sunday Mail'' was published in a new design, featuring a new masthead, updated typography and somewhat different supplements on 15 July 2007.
In June 2013, ''The Sunday Mail'' announced that Peter Gleeson would take over the role of editor from Scott Thompson.
As of 2013 ''The Sunday Mail'' costs
A$2.50.
As of 2021, ''The Sunday Mail'' costs
A$3.50.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised up until 26 December 1954 as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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of the
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.
See also
* ''
The Courier-Mail
''The Courier-Mail'' is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane. Owned by News Corp Australia, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, ...
''
*
List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
References
External links
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