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32 articles tracked

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Articles
32
2026-08-24 – 2026-11-04
Claims per article
20
653 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,281
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

Politics
44%
Crime & Law
16%
Economy/Business
12%
Health
12%
Education
9%
Sports
3%
Most-tagged topics
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Leaning

-0.39 average ± 0.12 · -0.45 median · 27 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.27. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Judgment day comes for Trump and the abuse of power
40 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
The world needs AI guardrails. Trump and Xi must now deliver them
31 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Health
Medicare breach exposes Australia as a sitting duck
14 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
It is the RBA’s job to fight inflation, but governments must do more to help
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Chalmers’ credit card back-down unedifying and concerning
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Immigration set to be battleground issue in next election
4 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Pressing need for private boys schools to change entrenched hierarchy
🔮 That said, some schools cast off the old church governance and have switched to corporate-style boards to take control of assets and ensure they met governance standards. Kate Harper, an experienced consultant focusing on board search and leadership succession initiatives, said independent schools could look to the Australian Institute of Company Directors principles for not-for-profit boards. assertive
2026-09-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Politicians’ rethink on immigration demands sober analysis
🔮 Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is expected to announce changes to the immigration system at the National Press Club on Thursday. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The world needs AI guardrails. Trump and Xi must now deliver them
🔮 There will be plenty for US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to talk about when they meet in Washington next week. mixed
2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Sentencing not the only answer to youth crime problem
🔮 To be sure, this tougher stance will send a message to those repeat offenders who believe that the youth justice system offers nothing more than a slap on the wrist. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable
🔮 A Sydney mother is expected to be charged with the murder of one of her children and the attempted murder of two others. assertive
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Triple Zero services need a new overseer
🔮 In any case, while the consumer watchdog warned in 2017 that mandated domestic mobile roaming could lead to mobile network operators raising prices in regional areas, New Zealand and Canada have introduced the reforms and claim improved competition and access for customers. assertive
2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Medicare breach exposes Australia as a sitting duck
🔮 The Medicare breach, which OpenAI claims was unintended but admits may have infiltrated other Australian government portals in NSW and Victoria, demonstrates how urgent regulation is. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Constable’s death and the dark territory that goes with job
🔮 He thanked Mia Lay, who was based at Redfern Police Station, for her courage, and said she would not be forgotten. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Jail or hospital should not be the only choice for treating mental health
🔮 Under Section 19b of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act, magistrates can send people who may be mentally ill or impaired to public hospitals, where they are detained and undergo psychiatric assessment. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Newcastle Knights’ fairytale victory one for the ages
🔮 The game was going as many predicted until it turned into a match for the ages: Penrith were in the lead at the break despite the absence of Nathan Cleary, who suffered a compound fracture in his ankle in the first half, but were stunned in the second half as the Knights claimed a 22-14 triumph despite being a man down due to Phoenix Crossland’s send-off for a hip-drop tackle. assertive
2026-10-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Labor should not be standing in the way of extra powers for police watchdog
🔮 LECC chief Peter Johnson, SC, appeared before a parliamentary committee hearing in May to advocate for greater powers to obtain documents from police to prevent delays in crucial misconduct investigations. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Immigration set to be battleground issue in next election
🔮 The opposition’s migration policy announcement is the third overhaul by major parties in the past month, with One Nation slashing the temporary migration program by more than 750,000 and Labor turning to regulatory changes – including a crackdown on backpackers and students – to achieve new targets after talks with the Coalition over stronger legislation broke down following cabinet friction over how a lower intake would affect the economy. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Medical research investments translate into everyday lives
🔮 Get a weekly wrap of views that will challenge, champion and inform your own. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Duty of care lapses by officialdom on child protection
🔮 At the time, we noted Redeemer may seem an exemplar of private school education, but its academic achievements, state-of-the art facilities and mid-range $10,000-a-year fees concealed a darker reality that raised serious allegations of control, exploitation and questionable financial dealings. Dozens of former students, school staff and grandchildren of founding church members described an institution that engineered lives, vetoed careers and marriage options and controlled discretionary spending. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Chalmers’ credit card back-down unedifying and concerning
🔮 Chalmers is to allocate additional funds to the ATO after the ban – set to come into effect on November 30 – came under heavy criticism from the business community, opposition parties and some Labor backbenchers. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Crackdown on political lobbyists does not go far enough
🔮 Five years after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) recommended the overhaul of rules governing political lobbyists, the Minns government has announced a series of reforms that will make the NSW Electoral Commission regulate the influence pedlars and force third-party lobbyists to disclose links to local councils. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Tough choices needed to keep Australian economy on track for growth
🔮 The International Monetary Fund has warned that the good luck that helped the world economy overcome the turmoil caused by the US-Israel war against Iran could soon run out. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The HSC remains a gold standard but the year 12 experience needs a reboot
🔮 On Tuesday more than 74,000 students sat the first exam, English paper one, and the test will continue over the next four weeks. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Trump overload killing Republican midterm chances of victory
🔮 Even though its axiomatic that midterm elections are lost by the presidential incumbent and his party, Trump’s role will be seen as central if the Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives on November 3. assertive
2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The police watchdog should not do its work behind closed doors
🔮 Instead, the opening address given on Monday will be the only public element of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s inquiry before it embarks on five weeks of private hearings with junior police on the frontline as the February 9 protest descended into chaos. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Victoria Barracks must stay in public hands, with greater public access
🔮 RSL NSW said Australia could not afford to permanently surrender such an important piece of military heritage – particularly at a time of increasing global uncertainty. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Finally, the Metro on platform one will depart Bankstown
🔮 The announcement that the final section of Sydney’s $30 billion M1 metro rail line will open to passengers on Friday next week is a major transformative moment in the life of our city. assertive
2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Mental health is often forgotten until violence shatters the peace
🔮 Last week, the Herald reported on a confidential ministerial briefing note that warned $600 million a year would be needed to fix the state’s shortfall of frontline public mental health staff. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Short-term rentals and home stay wear out their welcome
🔮 The review was expected to consider tightening caps on short-term rentals – in some sought-after Sydney suburbs and destinations such as Byron Bay where Airbnb and Stayz properties have proliferated, forcing out locals unable to afford to rent – and the introduction of a tax on short-stay accommodation. assertive
2026-10-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
One Nation comes for NSW and Labor gets the jitters
🔮 Labor MPs have been told the party could lose more than a dozen seats and be bundled out after just one term of government. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Opposition’s Long Bay idea not the negative gear portrayed by Labor
🔮 “The reality is the idea of putting 12,000 homes on the site behind us would create an area of around three times the density of Green Square without any of the transport infrastructure. assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Housing must be delivered with, not before, key infrastructure
🔮 His position was that Sydney could no longer push housing to the city’s fringes, where infrastructure had failed to keep up. assertive
2026-11-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
It is the RBA’s job to fight inflation, but governments must do more to help
🔮 The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to lift official interest rates to an 18-year-high on Tuesday. assertive
2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Judgment day comes for Trump and the abuse of power
🔮 After wrecking the joint for two years, he has run out of puff and is poised to suffer a defeat that will be a new “shot heard round the world”. Polls strongly suggest that Trump’s cowed Republicans are about to lose control of not just the House but perhaps even the Senate, to the Democrats, in Tuesday’s midterm elections. assertive
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Changing the way teachers see the world
🔮 “Kids who don’t receive love at home will come to school to receive it … creating an environment in which kids feel supported and accepted will then support them to do better academically and to thrive here,” she said. assertive
2026-11-04 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Unaffordability of Sydney homes is a real-time future crisis
🔮 Despite the recent downturn in property prices, many would-be home buyers still find themselves priced out of the market. assertive
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