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*Nexus*
Editor	Duncan Roads
Categories	geopolitics and conspiracy theories
Frequency	bi-monthly
Founder	Ramses H. Ayana and Jenni Elf
Founded	1986
Country	Australia
Based in	Maleny, Queensland, Australia

Nexus is an Australian-based bi-monthly alternative news magazine. It covers geopolitics and conspiracy theories; health issues, including alternative medicine; future science; the unexplained, including UFOs; Big Brother; and historical revisionism. The magazine also publishes articles about freedom of speech and thought, and related issues. The magazine is or has been published in over 12 languages and is sold in over 20 countries. When including digital editions, Nexus has approximately 100,000 Australian readers and 1.1 million readers globally. It is owned and edited by Duncan Roads.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Statement of purpose

In the magazine's masthead, a statement of purpose is printed:^[5]

NEXUS recognises that humanity is undergoing a massive transformation. With this in mind, NEXUS seeks to provide 'hard-to-get' information so as to assist people through these changes. NEXUS is not linked to any religious, philosophical or political ideology or organisation.

History

The magazine was first formed in 1986 by Ramses H. Ayana as a quarterly publication covering human rights, the environment, alternative health, women's rights, New Age, Free Energy, alternative science and the paranormal. Co-founder of the magazine was Jenni Elf and both founders had previously worked on the independent Australian magazine Maggie's Farm. Nexus was purchased by Duncan Roads in 1990, continuing a long tradition of keeping alternative publications alive in Australia. Following the handover, the topics covered by Nexus were changed and it moved to a bi-monthly publication schedule.

Criticism

The magazine promotes far-right conspiracy theories and propaganda that is especially in line with American militias and their worldviews.^[5]

Publication

The magazine's headquarters are located in Maleny, Queensland, Australia. It is published in Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, and Russia. Nexus has also been translated in Swedish, Korean and Japanese.

In the US and in Italy, the magazine is published as Nexus New Times. In Greece, the magazine was first published as Nexus and, following a period of inactivity, as New Times Nexus. The Polish edition is published as Nexus. Nowe Czasy (English: Nexus. New Times.), A Swedish edition was published between 1998 and 2000 with the title NEXUS Nya Tider.^[6]