01The principle
Commercial relationships never influence our editorial judgement, and readers should always be able to tell at a glance whether they are reading independent journalism or commercial content.
02Types of relationship
We disclose four distinct relationships, each labelled on the article itself.
- Sponsor: a named organisation has paid to support the article or series.
- Affiliate: we may earn a fee where a reader acts on a link.
- Commercial partner: an ongoing arrangement with an organisation we also cover.
- Provided content: material supplied by an organisation and published with attribution.
03Labelling
Commercial content is labelled above or immediately beside the headline, before the reader reads the story. It is never disclosed only in the footer, and it is never styled to look like independent reporting.
04Editorial control
Sponsors may not approve, review or change independent editorial content. Where a sponsor supplies content, that content is marked as supplied and is not presented as our reporting.
05Data and research
Market data, suburb research, signals and calculators are not for sale. No organisation can pay to change a metric, a signal or a ranking.
06Enquiries
Commercial enquiries go to [ADVERTISING CONTACT EMAIL].
This policy is general information about how this platform operates. It is not legal, financial, credit, tax or property advice.