It specialised in domestic and international politics, security-related challenges and issues of national cohesion.
[1] It was published on a quarterly basis and was part of the Council for the National Interest.
[1] Contributors to National Observer included many right-wing commentators from both Australia and overseas, including Tony Abbott, Nick Minchin, Patrick J. Buchanan, Bill Hayden, David Flint, B.
A. Santamaria, Mark Steyn, Paul Gottfried, Hugh Morgan, Kenneth Minogue, John Stone, Hal G. P. Colebatch, Max Teichmann, R. J. Stove, Geoffrey Partington, Melvin J. Lasky, Kevin B. MacDonald, and Brian Crozier.
John Ballantyne was the editor of the online magazine, which ceased publication completely in 2012.