John Fairfax Holdings Ltd
Type	Public (ASX - FXJ)
Founded	Sydney, Australia
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Key people	David Kirk CEO; Ron Walker Chairman; Dan Ilic Digital Content Producer
Industry	Media
Products	Newspapers, Magazines
Revenue	AUD$1.9 billion (2005)
Employees	7,200 (2004)
Website	www.fxj.com.au

John Fairfax Holdings Limited (ABN 15 008 663 161) is an Australian Public Company operating in the media industry, working predominantly with newspapers. It publishes two of Australia's most well-known newspapers, The Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age. It was founded by the Fairfax family but they lost control of the company on December 11, 1990. A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... David Edward Kirk (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington) is a former New Zealand rugby player best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. ... Ronald J. Walker AC CBE (born September, 1939) is an Australian businessman renowned in Melbourne for his work in managing sporting events. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 4% (Australia only) Source Reserve Bank of Australia, June 2006 Subunit 1/100 cent Symbol $ or AUD Coins 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c , $1, $2 Banknotes $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Central... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... An Australian Business Number, or ABN, is a unique identifier issued by the Australian Taxation Office that is used by business entities when dealing with the Australian government. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The Age is a broadsheet daily newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

In Australia the company also owns The Sun-Herald, a Sunday newspaper, in Sydney, The Illawarra Mercury in Wollongong, The Newcastle Herald in Newcastle and The Standard in Warrnambool. On May 4, 2006, it was announced that it would purchase the The Border Mail newspaper in Albury-Wodonga for $162 million. The Sydney Morning Herald is one of the most prestigious and important newspapers in Australia, published daily in Sydney, the largest city in Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The Illawarra Mercury is the only daily newspaper in Wollongong, the third largest city in the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ... The Newcastle Herald (branded as The Herald) is a local newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest non-capital city in Australia. ... Newcastle CBD Newcastle is the sixth largest and the second oldest city in Australia and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ... The Standard,29 September 2004 Mr. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of 29,500 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Border Mail is a daily newspaper published in Albury-Wodonga, serving it and the surrounding region. ... Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...

In New Zealand, its subsidiary Fairfax New Zealand Limited owns a stable of papers formerly owned by Independent Newspapers Limited (INL), including The Dominion Post in Wellington, The Press in Christchurch and The Sunday Star-Times in Auckland. Fairfax New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) is a media operator in New Zealand. ... The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet newspaper published in Wellington, owned by the Australian Fairfax group, owners of The Age of Melbourne and The Sydney Morning Herald. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke in Māori) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... The Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest city in the country. ... The Sunday Star-Times is a weekly newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

The Fairfax Community Newspapers and Text Media subsidiaries publish community newspapers throughout Melbourne and Sydney. Additionally, a number of community newspapers are produced throughout NZ by Fairfax New Zealand. ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

The company also owns a stable of Australian business publications, including the daily business newspaper The Australian Financial Review, and the magazines BRW, BOSS, AFR Smart Investor, Asset and MIS. The Australian Financial Review is the leading business newspaper in Australia. ... The Business Review Weekly (BRW) is Australias pre-eminent weekly business magazine. ... A typical compact effects pedal. ... In business and accounting an asset is anything owned which can produce future economic benefit, whether in possession or by right to take possession, by a person or a group acting together, e. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

The company owns a profitable Australian online subsidiary, Fairfax Digital which was once known as the F2 Network. The company's websites include its subject focused: John Fairfax Holdings Limited (ABN 15 008 663 161) is an Australian Public Company operating in the media industry, working predominantly with newspapers. ...

• News: Newsbreak
• Employment: My Career
• Free Classifieds and Forums: Cracker.com.au
• Australian Holiday Accommodation: Stayz.com.au
• Cars: Drive
• Real Estate: Domain
• Personals: RSVP
• Finance: Trading Room
• Superannuation and Managed Funds: Managed Funds at Direct Access
• Personal Investment: Money Manager
• Death Notices: SMH Death Notices
• Australian Rules Football: Realfooty
• Rugby Union: Rugbyheaven
• Australian Towns: Walkabout

All these sites are in the top two of their fields. The Age and SMH websites also have a couple of jointly produced sections that differ only in their branding. However, they are not independent sites - they don't even have their own domain name.

Note that both The Age and SMH produce a limited amount of video content, which is only available online.

In NZ, Fairfax's websites form the stuff portal. Sites include: Stuff is an aggregate or a mass of items, matter, or events. ...

• News: stuff
• Employment: jobstuff
• Property: propertystuff
• Personals: personalstuff
• Food: Cuisine
• Shopping: stuff on sale

While newspaper stories regularly cross the Tasman between papers (and their websites), the website and magazine originated content seldom does. For instance, one cannot find NZ property on "Domain" or Australian property on "propertystuff".

In February 2004, a proposal was put to the board of Telstra to buy John Fairfax Holdings. This proposal was not supported by the board. Telstra Corporation (ASX: TLS, NZX: TLS, NYSE: TLS) (formed from Telecom Australia) is an Australian telecommunications company under private ownership, holding a dominant position in landline telephone services, large share of mobile phone services, domestic consumer (including dial-up access and Broadband internet broadband cable modem, satellite and ADSL services...

In July 2005, Fairfax acquired the RSVP dating site for A$38M.

In August 2005, Fairfax's general classifieds site created in March 2004, Cracker.com.au consistently exceeded 500,000 Unique Visitors a month.

In December 2005, Fairfax acquired Stayz.com.au for A$12M.

In August 2005, Fairfax ended its 16 month search for a new Chief Executive Officer with David Kirk, a former Rugby Union World Cup winning captain of the New Zealand All Blacks being appointed to replace departing CEO Fred Hilmer. David Kirk gets the nod ahead of Fairfax COO Brian Evans (former head of Fairfax New Zealand) and Doug Flynn, who took the top job at UK Pest control company Rentokil after negotiations with Fairfax broke off. David Edward Kirk (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington) is a former New Zealand rugby player best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. ... The William Webb Ellis Trophy, the main prize of the Rugby Union World Cup The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby Union contest in the world, first held jointly in Australia and New Zealand in 1987, a full 33 years after the first Rugby League World Cup and... First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 All Blacks is the name of New Zealands... Professor Fred Hilmer AO is an Australian academic and business figure. ... David Edward Kirk (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington) is a former New Zealand rugby player best known for having been the captain of the All Blacks when they won the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. ...

In March 2006, Fairfax acquired New Zealand auction website Trademe.co.nz for NZ$700M.

In October 2006 speculation began that the company would be bought out and split up began to grow after the passage of changes to Australian Media Ownership Laws. Rival news company News Corporation (US) purchased a 7.5% stake in the company which has no majority shareholder. News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ...

On 7th December 2006, John Fairfax Holdings and Rural Press (a major regional owner of newspaper and radio assets) merged to form a publishing company reported to be worth some AU$9billion dollars. The merger means Fairfax now owns rural newspaper The Land and The Canberra Times (which it once owned in the 80s), and through John B. Fairfax from Rural Press sees the return of the Fairfax family to the company board. Rural Press Limited owns roughly 160 newspapers and magazines, including The Canberra Times. ...

External links

• Corporate site
  • New Zealand corporate site
• Australian portal
• New Zealand portal