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 142 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.
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
Australian Financial Review reported it asAustralia news live updates: Binance hackers used fake job interview to gain entry (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The 15 largest contributors to the US mid-term elections have collectively donated more than $1.5 billion. Major donors included Elon Musk, Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, and George Soros, with funds directed towards both Republican and Democratic parties and related PACs.
Australian Financial Review reported it asMegadonors pour ‘obscene’ sums into Trump’s $16.5b midterms race (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Supermarkets in at least nine European countries experienced cyberattacks on their refrigeration systems on November 2. The European Union warned the incidents were a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain, leading to spoiled food and investigations.
Australian Financial Review reported it as‘Deeply concerning’: Supermarket fridges hit 50 degrees after cyberattack (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
On Tuesday, Americans vote in the 2026 midterms that will decide whether Republicans keep their narrow House majority and Senate seats. Trump faces low approval ratings, a war with Iran and a costly cost‑of‑living squeeze, while polls show 54% of his base would back him even if he loses.
Australian Financial Review reported it asUS strikes Iran as Trump makes final midterm push (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Australian Financial Review reported it asUS strikes Iran as Trump makes final midterm push (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will campaign with former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens in Detroit. This marks their first joint public appearance in months, with Rep. Jim Clyburn also set to attend a get-out-the-vote event.
Australian Financial Review reported it asEl-Sayed’s Democratic rival endorses Republican in Michigan race (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
Australian Financial Review reported it asBinance estimates $8.9b hacked in crypto’s biggest heist (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Patrick Stewart, the British actor famous for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek' and Professor Charles Xavier in 'X-Men', has died at the age of 86. His death was announced by his family.
Australian Financial Review reported it asPatrick Stewart, master of Shakespeare and Star Trek, has died (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The USS Colorado will be the first US submarine deployed to Australia under the AUKUS security pact. It will be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from late 2027 as part of the Submarine Rotational Force-West initiative.
Australian Financial Review reported it asInside the US nuclear-powered sub setting a milestone in WA (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals involved in election fraud. The offer applies to past and upcoming midterm elections and was made via his social network, Truth Social.
Australian Financial Review reported it asTrump further stokes election doubts with $1.4m rewards for fraud tips (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Imperial Oil announced a third-quarter profit of $2.45 billion, a significant increase from $539 million in the same period last year. The company's results were bolstered by rising oil prices and improved refining margins, while upstream production saw a slight decrease.
Australian Financial Review reported it asThe six everyday items that have risen in price the most (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Australian Financial Review reported it asAnthropic’s IPO filing shows explosive growth, risks and staggering costs (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has taken a new paid role at Sydney University. She will deliver guest lectures and masterclasses, rather than undertaking full-time teaching duties.
Australian Financial Review reported it asFresh from Harvard, Jacinda Ardern takes up paid role at Sydney Uni (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured a fourth term as Brazil's president, defeating right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro challenged the election results, while international leaders congratulated Lula on his victory and commitment to democracy.
Australian Financial Review reported it asSurprise win by Brazil’s Lula arrests rightward shift in South America (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
The Labor Department will issue the September JOLTS on Tuesday, weekly unemployment claims on Thursday and the October hiring report on Friday, while major companies such as Clorox, AMD and Booking Holdings report earnings, all amid the November 3 midterm elections.
Australian Financial Review reported it asHere’s how investors are hedging the US midterm elections (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
French protest groups and unions have called for more demonstrations and a nationwide strike following Saturday's rallies. The Interior Ministry reported 410,000 participants, with authorities deploying 70,000 police. While arrests and injuries were lower than the previous week, calls for further action persist.
Australian Financial Review reported it asFrench protest groups demand more rallies (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Oil prices saw a decline on Monday, with Brent crude futures falling to $114.51 and US West Texas Intermediate futures at $101.04. The drop occurred despite recent surges to near six-month highs, influenced by hopes for reduced Iran-US hostilities, though attacks on Saudi Arabia maintained investor caution.
Australian Financial Review reported it asASX to fall after oil resurgence ahead of huge week for investors (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
France deployed thousands of police officers to manage protests over living costs and school funding. A planned march in Paris was rerouted to the city's southeastern edge, with authorities citing concerns over potential unrest and damage to businesses.
Australian Financial Review reported it asSoldiers guard Champs-Elysees after 1000 held in French clampdown (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir's party is seeing a surge in support among younger and first-time voters in Israel, according to recent polls. Ben-Gvir, known for his hardline stances, is appealing to a demographic that previously considered him too extreme.
Australian Financial Review reported it as‘The stakes could hardly be higher’: The election for Israel’s soul (opens Australian Financial Review in a new tab)
Israel's election results show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading as vote counting continues. With 77.7% voter turnout, the highest since 1999, neither bloc has yet reached the 61 seats required for a majority.
Australian Financial Review reported it as‘The stakes could hardly be higher’: The election for Israel’s soul (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
- 142
- Reports listed
- 144
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
144 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 29 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Australian Financial Review ran the story anyway.
Across the 142 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 5 of them. Overall it filed a median of 28 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 5 October 2026.
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