Seven West Media has announced the launch of 'The Nightly', a new digital news platform that includes a weekly newspaper, website, and app. The Nightly aims to provide free access to quality journalism, focusing on politics, policy, business, and culture.

The platform is spearheaded by Anthony De Ceglie, Editor-In-Chief of West Australian Newspapers, who will also serve as Editor-In-Chief of The Nightly. Sarah-Jane Tasker, former Business Editor of The West Australian, has been appointed as Editor of The Nightly.

"We are very pleased to introduce The Nightly, which has been created in response to a clear consumer need. People’s lives have never been busier, and their mornings have never been so chaotic. Your ‘me time’ is now at night. That’s when you can sit back or lie down and read the news to get ahead of the next day. The catchline for The Nightly says it perfectly: ‘Get in front of tomorrow, spend your night wisely’," said Maryna Fewster, Seven West Media WA Chief Executive Officer.

The Nightly's editorial team includes former Editor-In-Chief of The Australian, Christopher Dore, and experienced editors and journalists such as Sarah Blake, Matthew Quagliotto, Kristin Shorten, Wenlei Ma, and Ben McClellan. The platform will also feature contributions from David Koch, Seven Network’s Mark Riley, Michael Usher and Gemma Acton, and sporting legends including AFL great Leigh Matthews and cricketing icons Justin Langer and Mitchell Johnson.

"The Nightly will be the first choice for smart Australians to get ahead of the news. It’s the home of quality national journalism, giving people the stories they need to read and the information they need to know for free. No paywall, no clickbait – just commonsense ‘mainstream middle’ journalism backed by the power and resources of Seven West Media," De Ceglie stated.

The Nightly has secured a content licensing deal with The New York Times and will feature two pages of content produced by editors of The New York Times International Report in every edition of its digital newspaper. The platform also has content deals with The Economist and CNBC.

"We’ve built an amazing team of Australian reporters and contributors to launch The Nightly and we will keep adding more great voices. The Nightly’s philosophy is to inform our readers through quality journalism. We won’t be swamping them with one thousand stories in the hope that they might click on a few. We're going to give them only the best and only the stories they need to read," De Ceglie said.

Seven West Media's Fewster said: "The response from advertisers has been very strong and we appreciate the great support we’ve received so far. Now we can’t wait to show everyone what we’ve been working on. We’re passionate about helping Australians get ahead of the news by spending their nights wisely – with The Nightly."