👤 Holly Thompson

16 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
16
2026-09-17 – 2026-10-29
Claims per article
29
462 extracted in total
Hedged claims
8%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,665
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
31%
Education
25%
Environment
19%
Economy/Business
12%
Crime & Law
6%
Other
6%
Most-tagged topics
Western AustraliaLaborPerthFremantlePoliceWoodsideAirbnbAlbany

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 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.
2026-10-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Environment
Woodside’s $30b gas project poses threat of ‘irreversible damage’, EPA warned
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
WA Police Minister laments ‘MAGA rubbish’ online as MPs react to Haines attack
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
‘Unbelievably stupid’: Car pinged driving 259 km/h along WA highway
2 outlets covered this event
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
‘Witch hunt’: City of Perth council sacks chief executive after confidential meeting
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Leaked letter reveals growing Labor rift over Kimberley fracking
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
A covert tape, political feuds and toxic soil: Eight-year defamation battle reaches end
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The WA tourism towns with more Airbnb listings than rentals
🔮 That report estimated that if one in three of those un-hosted properties was returned to the long-term rental market, available rental supply would double. It also found 56 per cent of owners of un-hosted short-stay accommodation in WA had two or more properties listed. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Witch hunt’: City of Perth council sacks chief executive after confidential meeting
🔮 The council previously voted to suspend Reynolds from her duties in May following a confidential meeting by Local Government Inspector Tony Brown to discuss a report into claims levelled against the chief executive. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Why Dockers fans are putting tape on their team’s guernseys
🔮 The move could put Wilson at odds with his Labor colleagues, both federal and state, who have approved a major extension to Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project, and have been open about their support for gas to play a big role as the nation moves away from coal-fired power. assertive
2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald
WA pollution reports assigned to employees no longer working for watchdog
🔮 The department said it: “accepts that processes relating to the compliance and enforcement aspects of contaminated sites regulation can be further strengthened”. “Accordingly, the department will explore opportunities to improve the timeliness of site follow-ups and establish clear protocols for escalating enforcement action.” assertive
2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
WACE is undergoing major changes. Here’s how it will impact students
🔮 Year 12 students across Western Australia will face major changes to the system over the next two years, with plans to revamp both the general and ATAR pathways. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Children as young as 12 turned away from Perth crisis accommodation
🔮 It developed five actions it would like the government to take, including investing $2 million per year on early intervention, and a further $350,000 to create a dedicated plan to end child and youth homelessness across the state. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Sam has worked as a police officer for nine years, but still struggled to secure a home in Perth’s market
🔮 Collins said he had believed he would never be able to afford a suitable home after moving back to Perth, following a stint in Broome living in government-assisted housing through his work. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Unbelievably stupid’: Car pinged driving 259 km/h along WA highway
🔮 About 9.20pm on August 12, it will be alleged an orange McLaren MA3 coupe was detected by a camera travelling at excessive speed northbound on Forrest Highway in Binningup, at an alleged speed of 259 kilometres per hour. assertive
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Farmers fight to keep WA’s iconic wildflowers in bloom
🔮 “The land won’t be able to support farming because nothing will grow, and all those native plants will be gone too. assertive
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Battle lines drawn as Curtin opposes WA’s mega-university plan
🔮 A leader of one of the state’s major universities says the institution will “vigorously oppose” a planned merger of Curtin, Murdoch and the University of WA after the Cook government announced it will progress a business case to create a mega-university. assertive
2026-10-11 · The Sydney Morning Herald
‘You lose your childhood’: The hidden burden carried by 40,000 young WA carers
🔮 “Especially when I was younger, I was really looking at other young people my age and seeing them hanging out with their friends or travelling or socialising, and I couldn’t explain to them that I do want to join you guys, but I have responsibilities that I have to go home to,” she said. assertive
2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
WA Police Minister laments ‘MAGA rubbish’ online as MPs react to Haines attack
🔮 Whitby was one of several WA politicians expressing dismay and shock after Victorian Independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car on Monday afternoon in what appears to be a targeted attack. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
This WA school funding rule means eight-year-olds could be managing life-threatening condition alone
🔮 He said managing the condition could be hard, but he struggled more while sitting in class at Capel Primary School. assertive
2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
A covert tape, political feuds and toxic soil: Eight-year defamation battle reaches end
🔮 The first story alleged Poland coached a contact on how to engineer a land swap deal with the WA government that would see “toxic soil” from a Metronet project dumped and buried in exchange for a sand mining operation. assertive
2026-10-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Woodside’s $30b gas project poses threat of ‘irreversible damage’, EPA warned
🔮 “The letter outlined how the EPA was so concerned about the proposal, it bought in independent experts to peer-review Woodside’s claims dismissing potential impact on threatened species, including green sea turtles and pygmy blue whales,” Roberts said. “The EPA also expressed deep concerns about the risk of oil spills from the Browse gas to North West Shelf proposal, saying these events could have irreversible, catastrophic consequences for Scott Reef, Rowley Shoals and the Kimberley Coast. assertive
2026-10-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Leaked letter reveals growing Labor rift over Kimberley fracking
🔮 “While it’s important to note that the current proposal is limited to exploration and appraisal activities only … that doesn’t in any way diminish the serious concerns about the impacts of exploration drilling itself and concerns about the way in which an exploration approval could lead to a fracking operation in the Kimberley,” Wilson said. assertive
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