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The Conversation is Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted source of evidence-based news and analysis. To safeguard our editorial independence, The Conversation maintains an ad-free website. Instead, we offer a limited number of newsletter sponsorships to like-minded organisations that align with our values.
Organisations we have partnered with to deliver highly impactful campaigns include:
- Arts organisations
- Book publishers
- Non-profits
- Think tanks
- Conferences
- Universities
- Government agencies
Why Advertise With Us?
- Engaged, Highly Educated Audience: Reach decision-makers, researchers, professionals, and curious minds. Over 75% of our audience is under 55, and 89% actively recommend us.
- Unmatched Open Rates: Our daily newsletter averages a 51.7% open rate - more than double the media industry standard. We have a 9.2% click rate compared to the industry rate of 2.3%.
- Exclusive Exposure: Newsletter sponsorships feature only one advertiser per send, ensuring maximum visibility without competing ad noise.
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Newsletter Sponsorships
All newsletter sponsorships feature two large click-through banners (top & bottom of the newsletter) and a sponsor link. All prices below include GST.
- Daily Newsletter: $900 per day
- The Weekender Newsletter: $950 per day
- Books & Ideas Newsletter: $300 per day
- Science Newsletter: $250 per day
- NZ Newsletter: $175 per day

Events, Courses & Jobs Board Listings
- Standard Listing: $340 (Free for member institutions)
- Event, Course, or Job listing on our Events, Courses & Jobs board. - Boosted Listing: $390 per week
- Standard listing + guaranteed feature in our Daily newsletter for 1 week (210K subscribers) + a LinkedIn post (26K followers).

Ready to launch your campaign?
Download our full Media Kit for detailed specs, or reach out directly to check date availability and lock in your placement. Discounts for bulk bookings are available.
Email: sponsor@theconversation.edu.au