👤 Courtney Kruk

24 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
24
2026-09-14 – 2026-10-28
Claims per article
18
428 extracted in total
Hedged claims
7%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,735
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

Crime & Law
46%
Environment
12%
Entertainment
8%
Health
8%
Politics
8%
Economy/Business
4%
Most-tagged topics
BrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaHemmantLoganthe Bureau of Meteorologythe Queensland Police Service91.9 Sea FM

Leaning

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6 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 -0.26 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Victim shot in head remains critical as hunt for gunmen continues
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Two more teens charged with murder over 21yo’s party death
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Entertainment
Cryptic billboards have Powderfinger fans in a whirl of wonder
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck
3 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Police officer reportedly stabbed in neck east of Brisbane
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Thousands of Queensland homes to receive essential energy upgrades
🔮 Thousands of Queenslanders in social housing will have access to new insulation, fans, solar power and electric stoves to make energy bills cheaper under an almost $100 million funding injection. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
John’s cancer patients were prescribed opioids. This key warning was missing
🔮 “Without the pain medication, I just would not have been able to function at all,” she explained. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane teenager in critical condition after being struck by two cars
🔮 Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward and said investigations into the crash are continuing. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Police officer reportedly stabbed in neck east of Brisbane
🔮 A Queensland Police Service spokesperson would not confirm the officer had been stabbed in the neck, only that a male constable “sustained an injury”. mixed
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘An absolute hero’: Police officer gives chase after being stabbed in neck
🔮 He said the officer – a man in his 40s who previously worked for the Australian Red Cross – was only 10 weeks into the job after graduating from the police academy in July. “We may very well have been talking about a scenario where an officer was killed today just doing their job,” Prior said. mixed
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Story Bridge to close for three weeks over summer
🔮 Inner-city drivers have been warned to plan alternative routes over the summer peak with one of Brisbane’s busiest bridges set to close for three weeks for major resurfacing and maintenance works. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Serene’s medical records were exposed in court. It’s a reality for thousands of sexual assault cases
🔮 The Brisbane-based digital accessibility consultant was under no illusion the judicial process would be testing. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Bhabisara’s blood is so rare, most people have never heard of it. Soon it could be grown in this Brisbane lab
🔮 During her pregnancy, doctors warned Gharti Magar they would need to prepare her own blood in advance, in case she needed it during childbirth. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Child assaulted, hospitalised in alleged racial attack
🔮 Police could not confirm how many people were in the group, or any distinguishing features of those involved in the incident. mixed
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Storm to break south-east dry spell with more rain on the way
🔮 Residents across south-east Queensland are preparing for a “dynamic” weather shift with severe thunderstorms predicted across the region on Tuesday, following an extremely dry September across the entire state. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Queensland police officer charged with domestic violence offences
🔮 A south-east Queensland police officer has been suspended and will face court after being charged with domestic violence offences including computer hacking and contravening a DV order. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Gymnastics coach stood down for allegedly assaulting child at Brisbane gym
🔮 “The matter is being managed by Queensland police and we will not be providing further comment on the investigation. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Cryptic billboards have Powderfinger fans in a whirl of wonder
🔮 Cryptic billboards in three of Australia’s major cities have prompted rumours that iconic homegrown band Powderfinger is set to reunite, 16 years on from their break-up, and almost a decade from their last performance. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Developers unveil new vision for flooded Toombul centre
🔮 Irvine emphasised that its future Toombul vision would explore opportunities to improve flood resilience and “achieve an appropriate level of development immunity”. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Woman charged after alleged attempt to gas sons
🔮 She is expected to appear before Brisbane’s Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Kids driven to self-harm at ‘austere and institutional’ centre, report finds
🔮 Analysis of the Wacol Remand Centre, published in a report by Queensland’s inspector of detention services, prompted further warnings from advocates about the Crisafulli government’s breach bail laws, which they say will exasperate overcrowding issues in prisons. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Two more teens charged with murder over 21yo’s party death
🔮 The Goodna man will appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday, and the Logan Reserve man is expected to face the Brisbane Magistrates Court also on Friday. assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Luke thought he had to hide the grief of losing a baby. Then he spoke about it on live radio
🔮 “If there was a message I could give to any sort of guy, it would be to find someone to speak to through the journey … because you’re both going through it. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Hospital staff raise alarm, claiming mother shackled while baby in NICU
🔮 According to Kilroy, staff asked for the restraints to be removed from the mother, who gave birth on October 10, while she was recovering from major surgery, and so she could visit her baby in the NICU without physical restrictions, but prison officers refused. assertive
2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Conservative backbencher sworn in as new child safety minister
🔮 Conservative backbencher Amanda Stoker has arrived at Government House and will be sworn in as the Crisafulli government’s new child safety minister following the resignation of Amanda Camm on Friday. assertive
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Wet and stormy start to the week, but ‘bright and clean’ conditions coming
🔮 Senior meteorologist Angus Hines said the storms had weakened and were moving out across the water, but with warmer temperatures could return after midday, particularly over the border in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. mixed
2026-10-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Victim shot in head remains critical as hunt for gunmen continues
🔮 Galpin said event organisers told police there was nothing to suggest something might occur before “at least half-a-dozen shots” were fired at people standing near a drop-off zone outside the venue from the front passenger window of a Mitsubishi. assertive
2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Survey reveals gender divide in burnout, stress among doctors
🔮 “People feel more comfortable to confide mental health conditions or other sensitive information, like maybe domestic violence, with somebody who they know,” Hester said. assertive
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