   the west australian, widely known as the west (saturday/sunday edition: the weekend west) is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in perth, western australia, and is owned by seven west media.seven west media limited (swm) at australian securities exchange the west is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, the sunday times, a news corpnews corp (nws) at australian securities exchange publication. it is the second-oldest continuously produced newspaper in australia, having been published since 1833. the west has strong conservative leanings, and has consistently supported the coalition. == circulation == based on surveys to june 2010, the proprietors claimed a weekday circulation of 203,304 and a saturday-edition circulation of 333,768.circulation and readership on the publisher's official website the weekday average is significantly boosted by an enlarged classified-advertising section for motor vehicles each wednesday. in october 2010, the paper ended its long-term policy of not directly competing for sunday readership and advertising by re-branding its former saturday editions as "a weekend read" under the masthead the weekend west.melinda varley [http://www.bandt.com.au/news/west-australian-rebrands-weekend-masthead west australian
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