👤 Tom McIlroy

1 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
1
2026-09-17 – 2026-09-17
Claims per article
25
25 extracted in total
Hedged claims
0%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,944
characters
Writes for The Guardian.
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
100%
Most-tagged topics
AustralianCoalitionFair Care for VeteransLaborSenate

Leaning

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1 scored article; 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 -0.18 (centre).

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2026-09-17 · The Guardian · Politics
Labor backs down on veterans’ health services cap after furious backlash from Jacqui Lambie and ex-ADF members
2 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · World news | The Guardian
Labor backs down on veterans’ health services cap after furious backlash from Jacqui Lambie and ex-ADF members
🔮 The government announced it would no longer pursue the cap for allied health services, which had been to come into force on 1 July 2027, after a weeks-long campaign by the opposition, veterans’ groups and independent senator Jacqui Lambie. assertive
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