👤 Lachlan Abbott

14 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
14
2026-09-07 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
23
316 extracted in total
Hedged claims
15%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,259
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

Crime & Law
64%
Politics
29%
Environment
7%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneVictoriaCFMEUCommonwealthMelbourne Magistrates’ CourtTaskforce HawkVictoria PoliceVictorian

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 -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
The ‘generous’ words Helen Haines had for her rescuers
15 outlets covered this event
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Police weigh up further charges against accused Haines attacker
15 outlets covered this event
2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Environment
Melbourne earthquake: Late-night tremor rattles Victoria
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
Big Build royal commission LIVE: Opening hearing to lay foundations for probe into alleged corruption on government building sites
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Alleged gunman among three charged over student’s mistaken identity murder
3 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Crime & Law
Hit team seen running from execution in Melbourne’s north
2 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-09-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Daniel rushed to a friend’s aid after a brawl. Then he was shot dead
🔮 “The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting are still being determined,” the force’s statement said. “However, police believe the victim may have been involved in a confrontation with the offender or offenders in the reserve car park shortly before it occurred.” assertive
2026-09-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
An activist depicted a female councillor as Miss Piggy. A judge says it’s political speech
🔮 A self-styled council watchdog has won an appeal against an intervention order granted to an inner-eastern Melbourne mayor after a judge ruled his social media posts, including one depicting her as Miss Piggy, were protected political speech. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Mother accused of driving off boat ramp in failed attempt to murder her three children
🔮 The woman also applied for bail, which police opposed as they say her mental health could not be adequately supervised by her parents while she awaits her trial. mixed
2026-09-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Big Build royal commission LIVE: Opening hearing to lay foundations for probe into alleged corruption on government building sites
🔮 Premier Ben Carroll revealed last month that former South Australian chief justice Chris Kourakis would lead today’s royal commission into the building industry. mixed
2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Police thought John was in a deep drunken sleep. Instead, he lay dying
🔮 In a phone call played in court, a friend could be heard contacting Triple Zero to ask for an ambulance before changing his mind as others in the background told him to hang up. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Alleged gunman among three charged over student’s mistaken identity murder
🔮 “Detectives will allege in court the three males – one allegedly armed with a pistol – entered the home and confronted Mr Tapia, before he was fatally shot,” NSW Police said in a statement on Wednesday. assertive
2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Extortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded warning ‘someone has to pay’
🔮 The shock decision is set to be referred to the royal commission into the building industry amid questions about why the state Labor government has failed to act on repeated police requests first issued in 2014 – and most recently again this year – to toughen laws to force gangland figures out of the construction sector. mixed
2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Former head of CFMEU training ‘out of pocket’ despite invoices fraud
🔮 The court heard Deer later asked four labour hire companies if they would pay for their logos to be plastered on the donated vehicles, as he sought to recoup cash. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Northland driver bragged about crime after leaving children ‘terrified’
🔮 Giriwa May was sentenced to four years and 10 months in jail at the County Court on Thursday, with a non-parole period of two years and 10 months. mixed
2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Hit team seen running from execution in Melbourne’s north
🔮 “It’s never happened before, we couldn’t sleep the whole night.” assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Police weigh up further charges against accused Haines attacker
🔮 I couldn’t commend her more highly. assertive
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The ‘generous’ words Helen Haines had for her rescuers
🔮 I couldn’t commend her more highly.” assertive
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