John Fairfax and Sons John Fairfax Holdings (before 2007)
Company type
Public company
Industry
Media
Predecessor
John Fairfax and Sons
Founded
1841; 183 years ago (1841) (as John Fairfax and Sons)
Defunct
December 2018 (2018-12)
Fate
Merged with Nine Entertainment Co.
Successor
Nine Entertainment Co.
Headquarters
1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales
,
Australia
Area served
Australia New Zealand
Key people
Greg Hywood (CEO) Nick Falloon (Chairman)
Products
Newspapers Radio Magazines Websites
Revenue
AU$1.73 billion (25 June 2017)[1]
Net income
AU$142.6 million (25 June 2017)[1]
Number of employees
5,122 full-time employees 658 part-time and casual employees (25 June 2017)[1]
Website
fairfaxmedia.com.au(archived)
Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties. The company was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased The Sydney Morning Herald in 1841. The Fairfax family retained control of the business until late in the 20th century.
The company also owned several regional and national Australian newspapers, including The Age, Australian Financial Review and Canberra Times, majority stakes in property business Domain Group and the Macquarie Radio Network, and joint ventures in streaming service Stan and online publisher HuffPost Australia.
The group's last chairman was Nick Falloon[2] and the CEO was Greg Hywood.[3]
On 26 July 2018, Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment Co. announced it had agreed on terms for a merger between the two companies. Shareholders in Nine Entertainment Co. took a 51% of the combined entity and Fairfax shareholders own 49%. Fairfax Media was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange in December 2018. Its metro publishing assets continue to be published by the group as Nine Publishing. Many of its other assets, such as its community media holdings were sold shortly after the merger was completed.
^ abc"Fairfax Media Annual Report 2017". Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^"Nick Falloon confirmed as Chairman upon the retirement of Roger Corbett". fairfaxmedia.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
^Lee, Julian. "Fairfax chief executive quits". Brisbane Times. Australia. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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Katrina (23 April 2004). "Ridgy Didge". The Sydney Morning Herald. FairfaxMedia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. "Xavier Rudd's Biography...
October 2003). "Secrets of a forgotten settlement". The Age. Melbourne: FairfaxMedia. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October...
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April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015. "Nicole's Oscar glory". The Age. FairfaxMedia. 24 March 2003. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved...
2009). "Marysville fire deliberately lit: police". The Age. Melbourne: FairfaxMedia. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2010...
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2007). "New east-west line may cut congestion". Sydney Morning Herald. FairfaxMedia. Retrieved 14 June 2015. "Long Term Strategic Plan for Rail" (PDF)....
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Global Information
AU$1.73 billion
AU$142.6 million