History and Readership
The newspaper first went to print as a tabloid in 1979 under the name The Sydney Star and is the oldest and the largest publication in circulation of its kind in Australia.
The typical profile of the audience is aged between 23 years and 50 years, with a higher than average income level. With a 2007 audited circulation in excess of 20,000 per week, the publishers claim a weekly readership exceeding 57,000 readers.
In May 2007, Scott Abrahams was appointed publishing editor. In October 2007, SSO joined several other publications in every mainland state to form the Gay and Lesbian Australian Media Alliance (GLAMA), to improve support for the gay and lesbian community organisations that rely on community publishers.
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