👤 Elias Visontay

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-09-18 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
37
514 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,830
characters
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
36%
Health
14%
Other
14%
Technology
14%
Crime & Law
7%
Politics
7%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaAustralianATOACCCAustraliansMacquarie Bankthe Australian Competition and Consumer Commissionthe Reserve Bank

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
5 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Health
Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded
14 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
‘Quite ill-prepared’: Shops scramble to meet new card surcharge ban
4 outlets covered this event
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Other
From fleecing fans to 25-hour washer-dryer cycle: Shonky’s top awards named
3 outlets covered this event
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Rip Curl’s owner in takeover talks with US retail giant
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
‘Thanks for raiding us’: Inside the crackdown on underquoting
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology
‘It’s madness’: Safety fears prompt calls to bring back buttons on car dashboards
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Anti-gambling register firm defends industry ties amid debt and tax woes
🔮 The spokesman noted that in the case of Playtech, Penrose has informed the company he will step down from the UK-based firm by 31 December. assertive
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Five things to understand about how the OpenAI hack unfolded
🔮 AI bots do not have a human-like notion of intention and can therefore go to extreme lengths where a person would understand that hacking a government website was not a reasonable way of conducting research. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘I thought I was dreaming’: The Australian brothers turning football jerseys into high fashion
🔮 “I’m not a fashion-forward guy, I got into this because I’m a football fan, but we’ve stumbled into the fashion space now, and we’ve seen that these customers are willing to spend,” he says. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Quite ill-prepared’: Shops scramble to meet new card surcharge ban
🔮 Some Australians will likely still encounter card payment surcharges at the checkout despite a ban on the practice coming into effect on Thursday as business lobby groups warn that many smaller shops, especially those run by migrants, are still in the dark on how the new payment rules work. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Surcharge ban will leave some renters in the lurch
🔮 Tenants who rely on credit cards to pay their rent could soon be forced into arrears, advocates warn, after a major rental payment platform blocked the method of payment in response to a new ban on card surcharge fees. mixed
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Double standard’: Business groups urge ATO to reverse its credit card ban
🔮 The business community is stepping up its calls on the tax office to rethink its abrupt decision to stop accepting credit card payments, warning that entrepreneurs and smaller businesses that need cash flow flexibility will be hit the hardest. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Trance-like’: How brands hack psychology of smell to make us spend more
🔮 Shoppers were 84 per cent more likely to want the shoes in the scented room, and willing to pay 10 per cent more. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says
🔮 If the product dripped onto the trouser, that’s where the reaction would occur … assertive
2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald
EV boom zaps second-hand prices for petrol and diesel cars
🔮 Australians’ newfound love affair with electric engines may have been the dominant story of the car industry this year – with an EV sold every 100 seconds in the first six months – but the trend has also dramatically shaken up the dynamics of the used vehicle market. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘It’s madness’: Safety fears prompt calls to bring back buttons on car dashboards
🔮 Earlier this year, China announced it will require physical buttons for critical controls in new cars sold in the country. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Thanks for raiding us’: Inside the crackdown on underquoting
🔮 They might not have sirens or carry guns, but when inspectors from the property taskforce come knocking on the doors of real estate agencies, they can be just as intimidating as police. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Rip Curl’s owner in takeover talks with US retail giant
🔮 “There is no certainty at this time that this process will result in receipt of a binding proposal, or that any transaction will ultimately be consummated,” the statement said. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
From fleecing fans to 25-hour washer-dryer cycle: Shonky’s top awards named
🔮 “At a time when most consumers are doing it tough, you’d think that companies might give us all a break,” said CHOICE chief executive Monique Perry. mixed
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