 The restructuring of "New Internationalist Australia" was a success, with subscriptions to the magazine in Australia more than doubling between December 1981 (2,409) and May 1986 (5,412).In addition, from July 1983, the magazine began to be sold on news-stands.As a result of improving sales, "New Internationalist Australia" became financially self-sufficient in March 1984 and has remained so ever since.