👤 Mikaela Ortolan

7 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
7
2026-09-17 – 2026-11-01
Claims per article
16
113 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,463
characters
Writes for ABC News (AU).
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
57%
Politics
43%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneVictoriaVictorianVictoria PoliceABCAustraliaAustralianBlairgowrie

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
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 -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-17 · ABC News (AU) · Politics
International education sector alarmed by Labor move to bar families
10 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-11 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Missing Melbourne hiker Jordan Yap has died in Peru, authorities confirm
4 outlets covered this event
2026-11-01 · ABC News (AU) · Politics
Coalition pledges hundreds of new fire trucks ahead of Victorian state election
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-25 · ABC News (AU) · Politics
Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car
2 outlets covered this event
2026-11-01 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Eight dead on Victorian roads over Melbourne Cup weekend
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-08 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Melbourne man accused of spreading Islamic State material granted bail
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · ABC News (AU)
International education sector alarmed by Labor move to bar families
🔮 In short: The federal government today announced international students will be barred from bringing their families to Australia as part of a broader immigration crackdown. assertive
2026-10-05 · ABC News (AU)
Illegal tobacco crackdown in Victoria has come too late, says ex-policeman
🔮 Vendors can be forced to close for up to 90 days initially and will be publicly listed on Tobacco Licensing Victoria's website. assertive
2026-11-02 · ABC News (AU)
Coalition pledges hundreds of new fire trucks ahead of Victorian state election
🔮 One Nation says if elected it would establish a Your Money website to live-track government spending in Victoria. What's next? assertive
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