| Format | Online |
|---|---|
| Owner | News Corp Australia |
| Publisher | Australian Independent Business Media |
| Editor | Alan Kohler[1] |
| Founded | 30 October 2007[2] |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia[3] |
| Website | www |
Business Spectator is anAustralian business news website led byAlan Kohler as chairman andeditor-in-chief. It is published by Australian Independent Business Media which is owned byNews Corp Australia.
Business Spectator was launched on 30 October 2007. It was established by journalistsAlan Kohler, Stephen Bartholomeusz,Robert Gottliebsen andEric Beecher, withfinancial backing fromJohn Wylie and Mark Carnegie, and with a target audience of business people.[2][4]
Australian Independent Business Media was sold to News Corp Australia in 2012 forA$30,000,000, afterFairfax Media was out-bid.[5][6] In 2014 asubscription system was introduced for the website, with columns by the main contributors placed behind apaywall.[7]