👤 Jonathan Barrett Business editor

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-09-19 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
16
109 extracted in total
Hedged claims
12%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,563
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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
71%
Crime & Law
14%
Technology
14%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaAustralianDavid JonesMelbourneScentre GroupWestfieldANZATO

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 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 -0.29 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-04 · The Guardian · Technology
Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure
6 outlets covered this event
2026-11-04 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
5 outlets covered this event
2026-11-04 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
David Jones expected to fall into administration after failed 11th hour talks with biggest landlord
5 outlets covered this event
2026-11-01 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Home values fall for seventh consecutive month as interest rates dent demand
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-20 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-01 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-19 · The Guardian
As tobacconist firebombings intensify in Melbourne, nearby stores are being denied insurance
🔮 The representative said businesses located near tobacconists may still be eligible, with underwriting decisions based on a range of factors, including the nature of the business and location-specific risks. mixed
2026-10-01 · The Guardian
Microsoft’s datacentres and Optus owner among firms paying zero tax on billion-dollar Australian revenues
🔮 The report did not provide detail as to why individual companies paid zero tax but noted there could be legitimate reasons for it – including making a loss, or using deductions and offsets to lower the taxable income. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Guardian
NAB to cut 2,500 jobs in massive restructure
🔮 NAB said in a statement on Tuesday that the bulk of the redundancies would occur before the end of the year, citing a challenging economy, competition and “rapid technological change”. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Guardian
Home values fall for seventh consecutive month as interest rates dent demand
🔮 Most economists anticipate double-digit falls in Australian property prices as interest rates climb, with Morgan Stanley forecasting peak-to-trough drops of up to 15%. assertive
2026-11-04 · The Guardian
Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure
🔮 Canva’s chief executive, Melanie Perkins, said in an email to staff on Wednesday that the restructure was “without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history”. “For some people, this will mean changes to their roles or being asked to relocate to centralised hubs,” she said. assertive
2026-11-04 · The Guardian
David Jones expected to fall into administration after failed 11th hour talks with biggest landlord
🔮 “We have made a generous offer to Anchorage Capital Partners that would have facilitated the continuation of David Jones trading and that offer has disappointingly been rejected by them.” assertive
2026-11-04 · The Guardian
David Jones goes into administration, with store closures expected and thousands of jobs at risk
🔮 Under the dual appointment, FTI will take day-to-day control of operations, running the department store network while it restructures the business. assertive
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