After relaunching Cosmopolitan magazine to the Australian market in 2024, independent publishing house KK Press has gone into voluntary liquidation after five years of operations.
After it was axed in 2018 by Bauer Media (now Are Media), Cosmopolitan was relaunched in 2024 under the leadership of publisher Katarina Kroslakova and her publishing house, KK Press, in collaboration with Hearst Magazines International.
During its run, Cosmopolitan Australia published six issues, the last being the December 2025 edition featuring Kesha.
Kroslakova took to LinkedIn yesterday to share the news. “I’m devastated beyond words. At the centre of this moment is my deep gratitude and admiration for every staff member, contributor, advertiser and supplier who has played a part in the KK Press journey,” she said.
She shared that despite the sad news, KK Press was closing on a high. “In just seven months, Cosmopolitan Australia became the most widely read Women’s Lifestyle Magazine. My team not only brought nostalgia back; we energised the sector. When we launched, the excitement and support from the media industry and readers was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. I will treasure it forever. But it’s not easy”.
It also marks the end of T: Australia, The New York Times Style Magazine title for which Kroslakova had secured the licensing agreement prior to the company’s founding. Kroslakova began publishing T: Australia as a quarterly print title in early 2021, alongside a digital edition, and was editor in chief of the magazine for five years.
“As Camilla Westerlund eloquently put it when Business News Australia folded a few days ago: “Despite constant adaptation and effort, the gap between the value of journalism and the returns available continued to widen and, in the end, became too great to overcome”.
To put it more bluntly, she shared, “cash flow is brutal”.
“Our industry must thrive, because if we lose magazines, we lose more than just the publications themselves; we lose voices, culture, and the stories that shape who we are. Thank you to everyone who buys, reads and values print.
“I always wanted to start my own publishing business. Initially, it was to satisfy a huge passion, but very soon after, it was to be a positive role model for my two boys: to show them that Mum could do it all. And I’ve done that – I’m proud.
“My premium custom publishing house Primary Ideas continues. Its resources may be leaner, but our dedication to service and quality will never diminish,” she said.
