Australian Financial Review media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Australian Financial Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. We have seen it on 61 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Australian Financial Review biased?
The rating organisations do not give Australian Financial Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Australian Financial Review left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Australian Financial Review one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Australian Financial Review reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Australian Financial Review are Ad Fontes Media: High factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Australian Financial Review has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Australian Financial Review’s own report linked underneath.
President Donald Trump was photographed on Air Force One looking at a poster that appeared to read 'Kennedy Center DEMOLIS[HED]'. The image emerged as the Kennedy Center has been surrounded by fencing and amid a court examination of its controversial closure.
Australian Financial Review reported it asTrump caught with Kennedy Centre ‘demolition plans’ (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Australian Financial Review reported it asTrump says he still backs Warsh, blames ‘hostile board’ for rate rise (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
Australian Financial Review reported it asChina’s defence minister urges nations to step up AI oversight (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Three supporting acts have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped by tour promoters for pro-Palestinian comments made during a performance. The departing acts cited solidarity with Macklemore and opposition to perceived silencing of voices speaking out against Israeli actions.
Australian Financial Review reported it asEd Sheeran’s tour in chaos after acts drop out over Macklemore ban (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Australian Financial Review reported it asAustralia news LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump attacks Supreme Court over mail in ballots; Dutch train networks hit by sabotage (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The US Space Force has confirmed the deployment of weapons in Earth orbit, marking the first public acknowledgement of such capabilities. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink stated the weapons are intended for defence against hostile actions, though specific details remain undisclosed.
Australian Financial Review reported it asUS military reveals it has weapons in space (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in orbit. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the Space Force placed "space control weapons" to deter adversaries, drawing accusations from China and Russia.
Australian Financial Review reported it asUS military reveals it has weapons in space (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Ricardo Reis, a professor at the London School of Economics, was a leading candidate for the IMF's chief economist position. He was withdrawn from consideration after making critical remarks about Donald Trump's tariff policies. Silvana Tenreyro was appointed to the role in July.
Australian Financial Review reported it asIMF ditched top candidate for senior job over Trump tariff remarks (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
A leaked intelligence memo suggests Western military veterans, including former British SAS and Australian special forces, may have trained Russian citizens and active duty military personnel. The training allegedly took place at private camps in Bulgaria and Serbia, with one company, Alfa-Metal, named in the report.
Australian Financial Review reported it asEx-Australian special forces ‘training Russians to fight in Ukraine’ (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Two protesters were arrested outside the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas. Mounted police and officers in riot gear were deployed as demonstrators marched near the venue. Organisers estimated up to 10,000 people would attend separate rallies.
Australian Financial Review reported it asTrump faces empty seats at MAGA party to win back voters (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at its 'Surprise and Shine' event. The company also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. This marks the first major product launch under new CEO John Ternus.
Australian Financial Review reported it asMeet Apple’s folding phone, the iPhone Duo (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a cryptic video ahead of the company's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling. The video appears to hint at a new variable aperture camera feature for the device, which is set to be announced alongside new Apple Watch models.
Australian Financial Review reported it asMeet Apple’s folding phone, the iPhone Duo (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Alex Gibney's documentary 'Musk' premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The nearly four-hour film examines Elon Musk's rise and legacy, featuring interviews and a simulated conversation with the billionaire. It is set for a U.S. theatrical release in October.
Australian Financial Review reported it asNew Elon Musk doco hits Venice despite trillionaire’s opposition (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
OpenAI has announced that an internal AI model has produced a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of mathematics' seven Millennium Prize Problems. The company claims approximately 10,000 AI agents worked on the problem for 88 hours. However, mathematicians have expressed skepticism due to the lack of a publicly disclosed proof.
Australian Financial Review reported it asOpenAI accused of threatening a professor over major maths breakthrough (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Copper prices reached an all-time high on the London Metal Exchange, driven by concerns over supply shortages outside the US and the potential for new American tariffs. Benchmark prices surged past previous records, with zinc also seeing gains.
Australian Financial Review reported it asThe world is hungry for copper, so why aren’t we looking for it? (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The Kremlin has stated it does not rule out resuming trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. However, Russian officials indicated it is too early to discuss specific locations or dates for any potential negotiations.
Australian Financial Review reported it asZelensky must ‘make compromises’ with Putin, says Witkoff (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, according to exit polls. This marks the first time a far-right party has achieved such a result in modern German history, though it is unclear if the AfD can form a government alone.
Australian Financial Review reported it asFar-right AfD wins big in German state election (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with countries that run trade surpluses with the U.S. if the Federal Reserve does not lower interest rates. The ultimatum was issued in a Truth Social post on Friday.
Australian Financial Review reported it asTrump demands Fed lower rates, reviving pressure campaign (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after 200-day Middle East mission amid crew welfare concerns
Trust 78The USS Abraham Lincoln reached Thailand after a 200-day deployment in the Middle East, the longest continuous sea duty in modern US Navy history. Reports of supply shortages, morale problems, and a possible suicide attempt prompted a Senate inquiry and a replacement carrier dispatch.
Australian Financial Review reported it asThailand’s Pattaya braces for 5000 US sailors after nine months at sea (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
A secret Russian-Iranian programme codenamed C430L, launched in 2023, aims to develop supersonic cruise missiles capable of threatening US aircraft carriers. The project involves Russian missile experts and leaked correspondence, with no evidence of deployment yet.
Australian Financial Review reported it asRussia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
Who owns it
- Nine Entertainment Co.Media Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 61
- Reports listed
- 62
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
62 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 17 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Australian Financial Review ran the story anyway.
Across the 61 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Australian Financial Review’s on 3 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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