News media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give News 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 40 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is News biased?
The rating organisations do not give News 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 News left or right?
The rating organisations do not give News 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 News reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for News are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What News has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with News’s own report linked underneath.
Bitcoin's price climbed above $85,000 on Monday, its highest point since late January. This surge followed significant ETF inflows and a spike in crypto short liquidations, with some analysts declaring the 'crypto winter' over.
News reported it as‘The bulls are back in charge’: Astonishing Bitcoin move as faith in paper money drops (opens News in a new tab)
European intelligence officials have warned that Russia could escalate actions against NATO countries in the coming months. While some suggest potential incursions or drone attacks, others emphasize a lack of imminent threat, suggesting a focus on spreading fear.
News reported it asRussia NATO attack warning: Europe braces for war as Putin prepares mobilisation (opens News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated that Yemen's Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States, according to Fox News. Trump also indicated that he is considering future military action against Iran.
News reported it asTrump weighs when to ‘blow up nation’ (opens News in a new tab)
President Donald Trump called off a planned U.S. strike against Yemen's Iran‑backed Houthis at the last minute on Sunday, even as bombs were being loaded onto planes. The decision followed a renewed request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and comes amid a growing humanitarian crisis.
News reported it asTrump weighs when to ‘blow up nation’ (opens News in a new tab)
Australia's Treasury department has released a 40-year forecast predicting that deaths will exceed births for the first time in the 2060s. The report highlights slowing population growth, an ageing demographic, and increased demand on health services as key challenges.
News reported it asShock outlook for Aussie life in 2066 (opens News in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
News reported it asRussians vote on last day of parliamentary elections (opens News in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
News reported it asRussians vote on last day of parliamentary elections (opens News in a new tab)
Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour has seen all supporting artists withdraw after the removal of rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was reportedly dropped due to his pro-Palestine stance. Greta Thunberg and Shane MacGowan's widow have commented on the situation.
News reported it asEd Sheeran set to play first concert since Macklemore axing furore (opens News in a new tab)
European intelligence officials have warned that Russia could escalate actions against NATO countries in the coming months. While some suggest potential incursions or drone attacks, others emphasize a lack of imminent threat, suggesting a focus on spreading fear.
News reported it asPanic spreads as Europe on brink of war (opens News in a new tab)
Yemen's Houthi movement claimed to have launched missile and drone attacks on sensitive sites in Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu. The group stated the strikes were retaliation for Saudi attempts to hit Sana'a. Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the claims.
News reported it asBlack smoke, flames rising near Riyadh airport: residents to AFP (opens News in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia confirmed an attempted ballistic missile attack on its capital, Riyadh, by Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition stated the missile was intercepted. The Houthis claimed to have targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and oil facilities in Yanbu, reporting significant fires.
News reported it asBlack smoke, flames rising near Riyadh airport: residents to AFP (opens News in a new tab)
The United States, Denmark and Greenland plan to sign a security pact at the UN General Assembly next week. President Donald Trump says the deal gives the US permanent control over security matters, while other outlets report no sovereign US control. A joint working group will discuss future cooperation.
News reported it asTrump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures ‘permanent’ US military rights (opens News in a new tab)
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate swore at a journalist and left a press conference after being asked about a claimed dinner with Donald Trump. The White House has contradicted Tate's assertion that he dined with the former US president.
News reported it as‘F*** off’: Mayor loses it as ABC journo (opens News in a new tab)
PETA plans to meet with Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, after he was filmed restraining two protesters at New York Fashion Week. Kolb has apologized for the incident and is currently on leave.
News reported it asFashion boss ‘sorry’ after shock runway act (opens News in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
News reported it as‘Sick conspiracy’: Trump’s fumes at AI boss (opens News in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
News reported it as‘Sick conspiracy’: Trump’s fumes at AI boss (opens News in a new tab)
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European officials had travelled on a train that passed through the area shortly before the attack, according to reports. Poland's Prime Minister warned of intensified Russian attacks.
News reported it asBoris Johnson’s drone strike near miss (opens News in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has blocked researchers from using its models for work that could potentially aid biological weapons development. The company stated it could not determine if the research served a legitimate scientific purpose or malicious intent, citing attempts to circumvent restrictions and obscure research goals.
News reported it asChina, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says (opens News in a new tab)
The Venice Film Festival has added 'NAZA,' a documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to its main competition. The film, produced by The Guardian and filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest,' examines the civilian impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
News reported it asIsraeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere (opens News in a new tab)
A 27-year-old British researcher, Jacob Coxon, has resigned from Anthropic and the AI industry, citing concerns over the rapid, irresponsible development of self-improving superintelligence. He fears this race poses a significant risk to humanity, with some reports suggesting an existential threat by the end of the decade.
News reported it as‘Kill us all’: Anthropic staffer Jacob Coxon resigns with a terrifying warning (opens News 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
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- News Corp Australiaunknowndirect owner
- News CorpMedia Conglomerateparent group
- Murdoch familyMedia Conglomerateparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Official site
- news.com.au
- Seen publishing on
- news.com.au
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
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
- 40
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 7 August 2026
41 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 10 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and News ran the story anyway.
Across the 40 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of News: its report arrived a median of 21 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 24 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 24 September 2026. Ratings pulled 10 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as News, also publishing from Australia, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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What we are responsible for is everything else: the ownership chain, where News publishes from, which of our stories we have listed it on, and whether we have the right publisher at all. Tell us what is wrong and an editor reads it.
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