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Redundancies at West Australian newspaper announced

Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016 12:19:11

The West Australian is Perth's only daily newspaper. (ABC News)

The West Australian newspaper has announced a wave of redundancies, as its parent company Seven West Media prepares to purchase the state's Sunday Times newspaper from News Corp.

It is unclear how many positions will go.

In an email to staff, chief executive Chris Wharton said the newspaper was working on "a new organisational structure" which required staffing cuts "to assist in building a strong foundation for the future of our business".

In the email, Mr Wharton told staff : "An unstable economic environment and changes to the media industry have presented many new and greater challenges for our organisations."

"As a result of those challenges, we face increased pressure to transform the way we operate to secure our future.

"It is imperative that we effectively manage our costs to ensure long-term viability and growth."

Seven West confirmed last month it was in negotiations to buy the Sunday paper and its Perth Now website from News Corp.

As part of the deal, the two media organisations would share certain content and advertising space.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will review what impact the purchase would have on the quality and diversity of content, and newspaper and advertising prices.

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