Our Mission

National Observer is Australia's leading current affairs quarterly specialising in domestic and international politics, security-related challenges and issues of national cohesion.

One of the functions of National Observer is to provide high-quality commentary which is not affected by contemporary political correctness or prejudices. It, therefore, examines issues from the point of view of the long-term interests of Australians.

Contributors to National Observer have included many eminent commentators from a wide range of fields. Past contributors include:

Emeritus Professor Jerzy Zubrzycki	Mr Bob Santamaria
Prof. Philip Ayres	Professor David Pennington
Mr John Stone	Professor Stephen Holmes
Dr Colin Howard	Sir Julius Chan
Professor Neville Norman	Professor Desmond Ball
Mr R J Stove	Mr Hugh Morgan
Tunku Abdul Aziz	Lt General John Coates
Professor Kenneth Minogue	Professor Hugh Emy
Dr Hal G P Colebatch	Mr Lee Kwan Yew
Professor Daivd Flint	Mr Melvin Lasky
Dr Sharif Shuja	Sir Robert Menzies
Mr Charles Copeman	Mr Tony Abbott
Professor Leslie Marchant	Professor Gabriel Moens
Mr Bill Hayden	Professor Judith Armstrong
Mr Brian Crozier	Professor Geoffrey Partington
Sir Harry Gibbs	Dr Ian Spry QC
Professor Geoffrey de Q Walker	Senator Nick Minchin