👤 Kirstie Wellauer

2 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
2
2026-09-18 – 2026-10-30
Claims per article
84
168 extracted in total
Hedged claims
4%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
10,338
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
50%
Health
50%
Most-tagged topics
ABCAustraliaFirst NationsGosfordGreensIndigenousLaborLiberal

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 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 -0.25 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-30 · ABC News (AU) · Health
Mother's quest for change as dozens of inquests reveal mental health failures
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-18 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Senate inquiry slams 'false narrative' youth crime wave gripping Australia
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

What they said would happen

2026-09-18 · ABC News (AU)
Senate inquiry slams 'false narrative' youth crime wave gripping Australia
🔮 What's next The federal government says it will consider the recommendations and provide a formal response "in due course." assertive
2026-10-30 · ABC News (AU)
Mother's quest for change as dozens of inquests reveal mental health failures
🔮 Tracy Mackander thought the coronial inquest into her son Bailey's death in custody would bring real change. assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first. Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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