The Australian was first published on 18 April 1907 by The Colortype Press Printers and Publishers, Hay Street, Perth, for the proprietors A.H. O'Connor and H. Hornby of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Native's Association [REF].
The Australian encouraged the consumption of Australian products and contained articles on manufacturing, politics, literature reviews, artistic submissions as well as ANA events including meetings and conference proceedings [REF].