👤 Alasdair Belling

20 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
20
2026-09-25 – 2026-11-02
Claims per article
28
551 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,244
characters
Writes for Daily Mail.
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
40%
Crime & Law
15%
Economy/Business
15%
Sports
10%
Technology
10%
Entertainment
5%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaAustraliansABCDaily MailVictorianFacebookGoogleMelbourne

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
4 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 +0.01 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail · Politics
MP Helen Haines remains critical and could lose a leg after Landcruiser ran her over in 'targetted' attack - as Anthony Albanese confirms counterterrorism probe to unfold in Victoria's anti-authority heartland where Dezi Freeman shot two cops
15 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail · Politics
Federal MP Helen Haines rushed to hospital after being hit by a car outside her office
15 outlets covered this event
2026-09-26 · Daily Mail · Health
David Pocock puts the boot into federal government over Medicare AI breach: 'It looks pretty silly now'
14 outlets covered this event
2026-10-12 · Daily Mail · Economy/Business
From $44billion dream to Firmus flop: Oliver Curtis breaks his silence to blast 'dim' Australians - and vows he'll be proved right: 'Watch this space'
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail · Politics
Andrew Hastie unleashes at Pauline Hanson after her cartoon mocked fellow veteran Jacqui Lambie's medical condition: 'Hypocrite'
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-30 · Daily Mail · Crime & Law
Inside Australia's puppy farm from hell: 105 dogs abandoned without water in 40C heat, 22 put down... and just nine months' jail for 'devious and dishonest' breeder
3 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Top property developer brands Victoria as 'criminal's dream', refuses to make further investments in state
🔮 'We refuse to buy any more retail assets in Victoria, and if we would consider buying, the cap rate [a measure of returns] would need to be 150 points better than other states,' he told The Australian. assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
She posed bra-less at mine sites, watched the footy and sold racy videos - but Australia's 'glam FIFO tradie' was even more AI fake than your regular pumped-up influencer
🔮 'People have the notion like if it's AI-generated, it would be a low-resolution video clip that would be very easy for them to discriminate and identify that it's a fake,' she added. assertive
2026-09-25 · Daily Mail
Aussie-based finance app Stake caught in data breach: What you need to know
🔮 The alleged hacker - who went by the name Edison Walthour - said no data would be published but provided insight on how they carried out the incident. assertive
2026-09-26 · Daily Mail
AFL Grand Final dealt bleak weather twist as rain looms over MCG showdown
🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Today's AFL grand final in Melbourne is set to be a wet one, with things looking decidedly soggier for fans and players after a Bureau of Meteorology forecast update. ' assertive
2026-09-26 · Daily Mail
Outrage as Brazilian stars appear to laugh at Welcome to Country in video taken before first Socceroos clash
🔮 While most members of the squad watched in silence, several members could be seen on film appearing to laugh at the traditional dance. assertive
2026-09-26 · Daily Mail
David Pocock puts the boot into federal government over Medicare AI breach: 'It looks pretty silly now'
🔮 These companies will do whatever they can to build data centres... assertive
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
Neighbourhood victory as locals revolt against data centre being built 500m from their homes: Tradie tip-off leads to bin and car 'blockade'
🔮 The poles were capable of carrying over 66,000 volts of electricity - over 100 times the voltage that would normally run through a street - and were more than twice the size of regular wooden power poles. Feeling blindsided, and knowing that their street was next, they decided to fight back. assertive
2026-10-02 · Daily Mail
Australia is 'sleepwalking' towards disaster as war threat over Taiwan grows: Former PM on scenario that could cripple Australia
🔮 Rudd said he believed there was a one-in-three chance Chinese President Xi Jinping could make a military move on Taiwan as soon as 2028, when the democratic island is due to hold presidential elections. mixed
2026-10-09 · Daily Mail
Gina Rinehart takes aim at some young people for 'ranting with unbrushed, unwashed hair' on TV - as she hails the 'inspiring' discipline and work ethic of Australia's swimmers
🔮 The businesswoman said this was particularly the case 'for those on restricted incomes like pensions, [who] our government restricts from being able to work if they [choose] as much as they may want'. assertive
2026-10-12 · Daily Mail
International student is killed on Australian street after kneeling in the middle of the road to 'pray'
🔮 Ashton Friend, 20, had previously pleaded guilty to causing death by careless use of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident after he struck and killed international student Samia Malik with his car on North East Road in Hillcrest, Adelaide on May 6, 2025. assertive
2026-10-12 · Daily Mail
Real estate expert Tom Panos tears into Albanese and Chalmers over Australia's economy: 'Nobody gives a stuff'
🔮 Panos likened the nation to a $3 trillion company, noting that if it were listed on the stock exchange it would be 10 times bigger than BHP and 12 times bigger than the Commonwealth Bank. assertive
2026-10-12 · Daily Mail
From $44billion dream to Firmus flop: Oliver Curtis breaks his silence to blast 'dim' Australians - and vows he'll be proved right: 'Watch this space'
🔮 It’s another chapter, and we will ensure that we live on as a business. assertive
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
Joe Rogan takes another swipe at Australia after declaring he would never move here: 'What a cage Australia is'
🔮 Joe Rogan said Australia 'f**ked up' by handing in its guns in the wake of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre - after declaring he would never move down under. assertive
2026-10-16 · Daily Mail
US free speech activist's stark warning for Australia as he slams Albo's online safety bill over 'censorship'
🔮 Outspoken US free speech activist Michael Shellenberger has criticised the Albanese government's proposed reforms to online content laws, claiming they could stop Australians from viewing news about incidents like the Bondi Beach attack. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
Andrew Hastie unleashes at Pauline Hanson after her cartoon mocked fellow veteran Jacqui Lambie's medical condition: 'Hypocrite'
🔮 'I would've thought that if those people, and especially those men in there, had any front whatsoever, what they'd do is ask her to remove it effective immediately,' she said. assertive
2026-10-19 · Daily Mail
MP Helen Haines remains critical and could lose a leg after Landcruiser ran her over in 'targetted' attack - as Anthony Albanese confirms counterterrorism probe to unfold in Victoria's anti-authority heartland where Dezi Freeman shot two cops
🔮 She was treated at a local hospital before later being airlifted 250km southeast to Melbourne, where there are fears the injuries could cause her to lose one of her legs. assertive
2026-10-30 · Daily Mail
Read the nasty text messages from James Ashby that led to a bitter war between two of News24's biggest stars Peta Credlin and Andrew Clennell
🔮 Clennell then confirmed he would tell his viewers that Hanson had pulled out in the wake of criticism of the cartoon, but Ashby wasn't finished picking a fight. assertive
2026-10-30 · Daily Mail
Inside Australia's puppy farm from hell: 105 dogs abandoned without water in 40C heat, 22 put down... and just nine months' jail for 'devious and dishonest' breeder
🔮 Jia Xu Dong will spend 9 months behind bars Many of the dogs showed signs of psychological distress, including staring at walls for hours Dong initially refused to surrender the dogs unless they were paid for by the RSPCA assertive
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