The Swiss Review magazine is published by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) five times a year. Swiss citizens receive the magazine for free, upon registration with the Swiss Representation. Based on a service agreement with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the goal is to keep the Swiss Abroad informed about current affairs in Switzerland and foster connections between the Swiss Abroad and their homeland.
Each issue includes eight pages of regional news. The Regional News Oceania section covers local community activities and provides updates from CSA/OSA and consular authorities.
It is distributed to Swiss Abroad households in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and english speaking island nations in Oceania.
The Swiss Review on its 50th anniversary – 1974-2024
Read here about the magazine’s evolution over the years.
To mark our 50th birthday, all editions of the Swiss Review have been converted into digital format in all the relevant publication languages, allowing readers to browse back in time. This archive collection has been made possible by the Swiss National Library in cooperation with E-Periodica, the ETH Library’s platform for digitised Swiss journals – click here to visit the archive.
And what do the readers say about the Swiss Review on its 50th anniversary? Find out here.
Whether on paper or on a screen, the content of the Swiss Review is always identical
Free and automatic delivery
All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Its purpose is to provide them with information about Switzerland and keeping them up-to-date about Swiss current affairs. It reports politically neutral on issues that are of interest to Swiss Abroad. Special emphasis is given to politics and government information and announcements, enabling Swiss citizens living abroad to exercise their voting rights in a responsible and informed manner and strengthens their ties with the home country.
Regional News Oceania
Eight pages of regional news are included in each issue. The Regional News Oceania focuses on the activities of the local community and on providing CSA/OSA and consular information. It is distributed to all Swiss Abroad households registered with the consular authorities in Australia and New Zealand. This also includes Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Nauru and Tonga.
The schedule for 2024/25 is as follows:
Issue
6/24 - December
1/25 - January
2/25 - April
3/25 - July
4/25 - October
5/25 - December
Editorial Deadline
no regional issue
06.01.2025
17.03.2025
23.06.2025
08.09.2025
24.11.2025
Publishing Date
06.12.2024
31.01.2025
11.04.2025
18.07.2025
03.10.2025
19.12.2025
Editorial contributions and advertising from the community are always welcome. Please contact CSA member, Roland Isler who is the regional editor for the Regional News Oceania.
Managing your subscription
Your consular representation is responsible for all subscription matters. The editorial team does not have access to your address or administrative details. Therefore, any issue/request should be addressed to the Swiss Embassy of Switzerland in Wellington or to the Consulate General in Sydney, depending on where you are domiciled/registered.
IMPORTANT: To ensure that delivery runs smoothly, please inform your consular representation immediately of any change of address (postal or email).
Online instead of printed
Since 2010, the Swiss Review has been delivered as an online edition as standard. This means that anyone whose email address is registered with a Swiss representation will receive the magazine by email unless they have expressly registered for the printed version.
COVID-19 pandemic years had impacted greatly on the postal service resulting in enormous delays in the delivery of the printed hard copy. Even now, delays are considerable. We encourage those who currently receive the printed edition to switch to the electronic version. Printing and postage are huge expenditure items and shipping is not always the most ecologically sensible option. Apart from saving cost and doing the right thing by the environment, switching to online also means you will receive the magazine on time and have access to all content at any time and from any location.
To switch it is recommended to report the change from print to online (or vice versa) in writing (email or letter) to the Swiss Embassy of Switzerland in Wellington or to the Consulate General in Sydney, depending on where you are domiciled/registered.