👤 Jonathan Barrett

4 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
4
2026-09-04 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
18
71 extracted in total
Hedged claims
18%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,924
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

Economy/Business
100%
Most-tagged topics
AustraliaSydneyACCCASXBathlaBathla GroupBrisbaneCotality

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 -0.26 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Datacentre company Firmus’s high flying valuation may be coming back down to earth ahead of expected ASX debut
5 outlets covered this event
2026-09-07 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
More than 200 people stood down at embattled housing developer Bathla amid $3.4bn debt
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-13 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-04 · The Guardian · Economy/Business
Australia’s housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-09-04 · The Guardian
Australia’s housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls
🔮 That weakness is expected to continue, as higher inflation could lead to further interest rate hikes, denting demand. mixed
2026-09-07 · The Guardian
More than 200 people stood down at embattled housing developer Bathla amid $3.4bn debt
🔮 The insolvency advisory Teneo said on Monday that new short-term funding arrangements would only allow Bathla to continue construction on some of its 45 construction sites, though it did not identify which projects were being prioritised. assertive
2026-10-08 · The Guardian
Datacentre company Firmus’s high flying valuation may be coming back down to earth ahead of expected ASX debut
🔮 Multiple sources briefed on the matter told Guardian Australia the AI datacentre company is slashing its valuation to entice sceptical investors – or may even shelve its initial public offering altogether. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Guardian
Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say
🔮 Stephen Wu, an economist at investment bank UBS, said resilient consumer demand and a high inflation environment “may be allowing merchants to use the change as ‘cover’ to pass through broader cost pressures”. mixed
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