GQ’s Nick Smith steps up in to publisher role

Tim Burrowes

June 8, 2012 10:36

The shakeups at News Limited’s magazine and lifestyle arm NewsLifeMedia have continued with GQ editor Nick Smith promoted into a new role of publisher of the company’s home and lifestyle group.

Smith will be responsible for GQ Australia, Australian Golf Digest, Big League, Country Style, Vogue Living, Gardening Australia, InsideOut and homelife.com.au.

Smith’s promotion came after new boss Nicole Sheffield axed lifestyle group editor Mark Kelly and Richard Waller of Inside Out. Smith will also remain as editor-in-chief of GQ, which has a bimonthly print edition.

Smith said: “Times are tough, and we’ve got some work to do but we can be comforted in the fact that the Australian passion to live an enriched life never ceases. If we work to deliver the best lifestyle content to our audience in the way that they want it delivered, then we can’t fail.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.