Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured biased?

Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Australian soldier dies in training exercise, five injured?

8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How many soldiers were injured in the training exercise?

Five other Australian Army soldiers were injured during the training exercise. The Department of Defence confirmed the incident took place yesterday at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.

Has a similar incident occurred at Mount Bundey before?

Yes, in 2017 Australian Army Private Jason Challis died during a live-fire training exercise at Mount Bundey. An inquest into his death found it was partly the result of a "long-held mindset" against rehearsals for combat-like operations, and the Department of Defence later pleaded guilty to a health and safety charge.

Which news outlets covered the incident?

The incident was covered by ABC Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WA Today, 7NEWS Australia, and dailymail.com. No right-rated outlets reported on the story.