👤 Brittany Busch

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-09-16 – 2026-10-14
Claims per article
27
409 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,379
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
80%
Economy/Business
7%
Entertainment
7%
Technology
7%
Most-tagged topics
LaborAustraliaLiberalOne NationAlbaneseCoalitionATOAustralian

Leaning

-0.22 average ± 0.29 · -0.45 median · 9 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.26. 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.
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology
Australian senators summon OpenAI boss as hack expands beyond Medicare
15 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Labor migration plan revealed: Burke to ramp up deportations and bring in backpacker ballot
10 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-09-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Australia immigration announcement LIVE updates: Tony Burke to unveil major changes to migration system in National Press Club speech
10 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Small business minister says she’s had 19 death threats this week
4 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
‘A home not a hotel’: Coalition promises largest migration cut in Australian history
4 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban
3 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia immigration announcement LIVE updates: Tony Burke to unveil major changes to migration system in National Press Club speech
🔮 Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke is set to announce tough new visa rules at a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra from 11.30am. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Labor migration plan revealed: Burke to ramp up deportations and bring in backpacker ballot
🔮 Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke will ramp up deportations, introduce a ballot system for backpackers and prioritise construction workers as he seeks to restore confidence in the migration program and salvage Labor’s long-awaited reforms. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
One Nation defends $56k party spent on Ashby shed as ‘unconventional’ fundraiser
🔮 The party’s general manager, Kelvin Morton, told supporters in an email on Thursday night that while the Small Batch Brewing endeavour may appear unconventional, One Nation had approved a loan for the business to support future campaigns and the party’s expanding overheads. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian senators summon OpenAI boss as hack expands beyond Medicare
🔮 The inquiry does not have the power to compel foreigners to appear, but it could turn up the pressure on their Australian representatives if the chief executives refuse to front. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Bludgeoned with platitudes’: Australian politicians lead the English-speaking world in AI speeches
🔮 As OpenAI apologises for its rogue agents that broke into a Medicare portal, the Albanese government races to attract billions of dollars in data centre investment, and tech leaders warn AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, the economic weekly’s findings have sparked a debate around how MPs should be using the technology. assertive
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘A home not a hotel’: Coalition promises largest migration cut in Australian history
🔮 Migration levels would be slashed in half during the first three years of a Coalition government, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has announced, under a plan he says would not hit the budget bottom line. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Home construction is up but still well short of government targets
🔮 But the home building sector has this year been hit by a series of interest rate hikes, higher construction prices due to the Middle East war and uncertainty prompted by the May budget’s housing tax changes which are yet to properly flow through to the figures. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban
🔮 The ATO said it would stop taking credit card payments for tax bills from November 30, arguing it could not absorb the fees. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Monique Ryan says Frydenberg focused on the past, amid accusations of a ‘toxic’ campaign
🔮 The defeat scuppered Frydenberg’s political future, which his colleagues thought as treasurer could have included the Liberal leadership. assertive
2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Albanese dips toe back into comedy after ‘melon’ podcast gaffe
🔮 Albanese later said he would not have done the podcast if he had his time again. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Things have to change’: Frydenberg launches attack on Taylor’s time as Liberal leader
🔮 The former treasurer, who was considered a future Liberal leader before losing his seat in 2022, has stoked speculation he will run again with the release of a new memoir, which includes criticism the party has lost touch with its roots, as well as his proposals for policy remedies. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Bully boy’ accusations fly over nuclear waste secrecy
🔮 Corruption-busting barrister Geoffrey Watson, SC, has accused the Albanese government of “bully boy” tactics as it fights a Freedom of Information ruling that would reveal where nuclear waste from AUKUS submarines would be stored. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Small business minister says she’s had 19 death threats this week
🔮 Treasurer Jim Chalmers has since negotiated a delay in the ban, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said the government will consult the business community over the issue. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Greens claim Labor’s tax bill contains private school fee loophole
🔮 Treasurer Jim Chalmers has already been forced to walk back a number of measures in the May budget after unforseen consequences copped backlash. assertive
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Trust tax overhaul set to raise $40b as businesses warn of accounting turmoil
🔮 Business groups are warning years of expensive turmoil will be unleashed by the federal government’s plans for a minimum tax on discretionary trusts as Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns that without reform, the nation’s tax revenue will be eaten away, leaving working Australians exposed to even higher taxes. assertive
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