👤 Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

10 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
10
2026-09-18 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
33
326 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,467
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
80%
Politics
10%
Sports
10%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneDomainEssendonFitzroyHoppers CrossingVictoriaAlphingtonBlack Rock

Leaning

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1 scored article; 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

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2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
How home owners are beating the latest rate hike
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Beaumaris four-bedroom beauty passes in without a single buyer bid
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Northcote triple-brick home passes in on a vendor bid of $1.7 million
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
How Victoria’s anti-underquoting laws are helping sellers and buyers
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Family pays $1.79m for Newport home, $10,000 under the reserve
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Upsizer gets a $45,000 discount on Essendon home with stylish reno
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The one choice that can cost Melbourne home buyers an extra $110,000
🔮 Melbourne families will need to pay an extra $110,000 to upsize from a typical three-bedroom to a four-bedroom house, even amid the property downturn. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Kangaroos defender Luke McDonald lists Kensington home for $900,000-$990,000
🔮 The two-bedroom Victorian terrace at 1 Albermarle Street is just one kilometre from North Melbourne’s Arden Street home, and is set to be auctioned on October 10. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Family makes one bid to buy $2.21m Essendon Edwardian house at auction
🔮 Agents will be required to advertise a vendor’s reserve price at least seven days before an auction is held, albeit a two-week grace period until October 16 meant not all reserves were published this weekend. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘I’ve been applying for everything’: Melbourne rents at record highs
🔮 Tax changes for property investors in the May budget are yet to hit Melbourne’s rental market, Powell said, but she believed it would not be as affected as other capitals. assertive
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Upsizer gets a $45,000 discount on Essendon home with stylish reno
🔮 This weekend also marked the last where reserves would not appear in advertising for properties listed for auction. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Family pays $1.79m for Newport home, $10,000 under the reserve
🔮 A family from Williamstown bought a cute-as-a-button double-fronted Victorian home in Newport after auction on Saturday for $1.79 million – $10,000 below the reserve – after making a single bid of $10,000 above a vendor bid. assertive
2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
How Victoria’s anti-underquoting laws are helping sellers and buyers
🔮 Under the old system, the price range would have likely still been in place on auction day, and the reserve would have been set on the day. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Northcote triple-brick home passes in on a vendor bid of $1.7 million
🔮 Agents say market conditions in Melbourne, and the fear of another interest rate rise – with the Reserve Bank set to make its next decision on November 3 – were being talked about over the auction weekend. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Beaumaris four-bedroom beauty passes in without a single buyer bid
🔮 The Bayside Group’s Kevin Chokshi said buyers who didn’t raise their hands at auction were showing interest, and he was hopeful they would make an offer during the week. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
How home owners are beating the latest rate hike
🔮 Home owners grappling with higher interest rates could be free of their mortgage sooner and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest by making extra payments, but the higher cost of living has made that almost impossible to afford. assertive
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