👤 Nick Toscano

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-09-16 – 2026-10-22
Claims per article
24
358 extracted in total
Hedged claims
12%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,584
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

Economy/Business
53%
Environment
20%
Technology
20%
Politics
7%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaAustralianIranNSWAmpolFortescuethe Australian Institute of Petroleumthe High Court

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
7 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 -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Environment
‘Groundbreaking’: High Court quashes coal mine expansion over climate emissions
5 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Technology
One EV sold every 100 seconds: More electric cars to hit Australia’s roads
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
China iron ore stoush puts Australian mines in the firing line
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Mining giant fires top executive after sexual harassment probe
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Australia clashes with Asian energy giants over gas export crackdown
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
The $38b battle for Australia’s top gold miner may be just beginning
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Supply crunch hits Australian fuel distributors at east-coast ports
🔮 “I am still getting some from United, but not what I would normally get,” he said, accepting that it was well within the supplier’s rights to make its own commercial decisions. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Fuel price fears for Australia as global buffers dry up
🔮 Now, US President Donald Trump is weighing a possible ban on American diesel exports, which could ease US fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections but send global prices sharply higher. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute
🔮 However, a recent decision to extend the operation of Origin Energy’s massive Eraring power station in NSW by another two years – pushing its closure out to 2029 – has intensified concerns that more plants may end up running past their promised exit dates. mixed
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Australian fuel prices near six-month highs on US-Iran peace deal impasse
🔮 Petrol and diesel prices in Australia have climbed to their highest average levels since April amid doubts over whether Iran and the United States will agree to a truce any time soon. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald
One EV sold every 100 seconds: More electric cars to hit Australia’s roads
🔮 There were also concerns among some motorists about whether car batteries could deliver the range and performance needed to travel the nation’s vast distances. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Ampol buys huge Australian charging network in $225m deal as EVs surge
🔮 Fuel giant Ampol has struck a deal to acquire one of Australia’s most extensive electric-vehicle charging networks, a move that will more than triple the number of charging bays it owns just as local sales of battery-powered cars surge to record highs. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The Iran war is making Australia’s gas industry richer
🔮 The war in the Middle East is delivering a huge windfall for Australian gas exporters, as new figures suggest soaring prices could add $23 billion to their combined revenue this year and reverse what was expected to be a period of decline. mixed
2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Tesla and power giants revolt against Australia’s ‘EV charger tax’
🔮 Under the trial, they will be allowed to recover 70 per cent of the costs through regulated charges paid by all electricity consumers on their power bills, with the federal government footing the remainder. assertive
2026-10-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Groundbreaking’: High Court quashes coal mine expansion over climate emissions
🔮 Approval for a major coal mine expansion has been declared invalid by the High Court in a decision that will force NSW planning authorities to reckon with emissions from Australian coal burnt overseas. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Triply nervous’: Massive coal mine braced for challenge after High Court ruling
🔮 The decision to allow a massive NSW coal mine to run until 2045 will be fought in court, legal experts predict, after the High Court struck down a separate approval for failing to grapple with the climate impact of Australian coal being burned in foreign power plants. assertive
2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald
National petrol prices surge past $2.40 a litre with little relief in sight
🔮 Worries about the volatile situation in the Middle East are threatening to override hopes that a deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to partially ease the US ban on Russian diesel could help relieve tightening supplies and lower prices ahead of the US midterm elections. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The $38b battle for Australia’s top gold miner may be just beginning
🔮 An international mining giant has taken its $38 billion pursuit of Australia’s largest gold producer directly to local investors, offering them the muscle to build a globally competitive gold behemoth and hoping their pressure will help force the board to the negotiating table. assertive
2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia clashes with Asian energy giants over gas export crackdown
🔮 Labor last week introduced its long-awaited domestic gas-reservation bill to parliament, which would compel the nation’s largest liquefied natural gas exporters to set aside up 20 per cent of their annual export volumes for local customers from 2028. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Mining giant fires top executive after sexual harassment probe
🔮 “Everyone, regardless of their role or seniority, is expected to meet the standards set by our values,” the spokesperson said. assertive
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
China iron ore stoush puts Australian mines in the firing line
🔮 Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group has warned a protracted stand-off with Beijing over the price of Australia’s biggest export commodity, iron ore, may force it to curtail production at its huge mines across the Pilbara if the deadlock does not break soon. assertive
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