👤 Fiona Byrne

20 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
20
2026-09-19 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
27
534 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,880
characters · 1 tagged analysis
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

Sports
45%
Crime & Law
20%
Entertainment
20%
Politics
15%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneAFLVictorianQueenslandCaulfield CupCrownDBG HealthInstagram

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2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Pencil case to blame for premier’s petrol station blunder
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Sam Wood dumped by healthcare billionaire after domestic violence charges
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Sam Wood stood down ‘indefinitely’ from million-dollar fitness, nutrition empire
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Reality TV star Sam Wood charged over alleged domestic violence
4 outlets covered this event
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
‘I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again’: Bec Judd’s Melbourne Cup win
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment
John Farnham to miss tribute concert in his honour after his health deteriorates
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
John Farnham to miss tribute concert in his honour after his health deteriorates
🔮 Australian music legend John Farnham will miss a tribute concert being held in his honour on Sunday as he is receiving 24-hour-a-day nursing care at his home after his health declined over recent months. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brownlow Medal 2026 red carpet LIVE updates: What to expect from AFL’s most fashionable event
🔮 I’m Gyan Yankovich, and I’ll be hosting today’s red carpet coverage along with deputy lifestyle editor Courtney Thompson, who will be reporting on all the best looks from the big event. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brownlow Medal 2026 LIVE updates: Nick Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli and Bailey Smith frontrunners to take out league’s best and fairest
🔮 Behind expected Brownlow Medal winner Nick Daicos, Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli is set to share a slice of history. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Albo just can’t be trusted with Kylie’: Taylor brings the zingers to grand final breakfast
🔮 “While a Fremantle premiership may feel as likely as finding a complete set of coaching gear at a St Vinnies op shop, in this world stranger things have happened,” Marles quipped in a cheeky reference to Clarkson dumping his North jackets at a local op shop after his sacking. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Sam Wood stood down ‘indefinitely’ from million-dollar fitness, nutrition empire
🔮 Wood did not appear in court in Queensland on Monday, and he will remain behind bars until a bail application on Thursday. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Sam Wood dumped by healthcare billionaire after domestic violence charges
🔮 Wood’s lawyer has indicated the 46-year-old would defend the charges. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Imagine if I stuffed this up’: Sam Wood had the world, now it’s crashing down around him
🔮 “When you’ve gone from nothing … to something like that, there’s a bit of imposter syndrome, there’s a fear that one day something could happen, the bubble could burst and the dream could be over,” he told a NZ podcast in 2024. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Pothole MP steps down just weeks before the election
🔮 “Funnily enough, in regard to that road, it is the residents who do not want it resealed, because they do not like traffic going down it, so they are quite happy to have it full of potholes, might I add.” assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Big day of racing lined up for Melbourne and Sydney
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Powerbrokers, influencers, safari suits descend on Caulfield Cup
🔮 Victoria Racing Club chair Neil Wilson, who recently announced he would step down after this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, and wife Stephanie were moving between the committee room and the mounting yard, where they were supporting friends who had runners in the big races. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Pencil case to blame for premier’s petrol station blunder
🔮 “If it turns out that it’s a criminal matter, there was intent, etc, etc, charges will follow subsequently. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Not how I wanted it to end’: Carrie Bickmore, Tommy Little end Hit Network radio show
🔮 After almost a decade as a radio team, Gold Logie winner Carrie Bickmore and comedian Tommy Little have called time on their Carrie & Tommy national drive show and will exit the Hit Network at the end of the year. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Sharnelle Vella quits ABC breakfast as radio exodus continues
🔮 Vella, who has been on maternity leave since the birth of her daughter, Eve, in March, was expected to stay on with the ABC in 2027 and return to the co-hosting chair alongside Murphy, a former Western Bulldogs player. assertive
2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Wide awake premier braves the endurance test for social animals
🔮 VRC chair Neil Wilson, who will step down after this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, and his wife Stephanie, Vin Cox, the chair elect to follow Wilson into the top job at the VRC, and his wife Nicole, and VRC chief executive Kylie Rogers were in the unfamiliar position of being at a race meeting at Flemington but not on duty. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Derby Day LIVE: Punters descend on Flemington for big day of racing; Cormier, Stormy Marco favoured in 4.20pm main race
🔮 When three-year-old gelding Doubt Time lines up behind the gates for Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes, stablehand Montanna Gawith-Hutson is confident the horse will be relaxed and ready to race. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The camera-shy, the dance movers and footy’s elite: Inside the Birdcage on Derby Day
🔮 After finals, she will jet off to Vietnam for some downtime before returning for the men’s 2027 season. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again’: Bec Judd’s Melbourne Cup win
🔮 I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again.” assertive
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Hollywood star Jamie Foxx cuts a rug while Don Farrell schmoozes US ambassador
🔮 When Crown asked if Brat, who started in his role as Donald Trump’s man Down Under in August, would like to be at the track and attend its Birdcage marquee, he said yes and diplomacy swung into action. assertive
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