The Canberra Times media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Canberra Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 145 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Canberra Times biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Canberra Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Canberra Times left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Canberra Times one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Canberra Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Canberra Times 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 The Canberra Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Canberra Times’s own report linked underneath.
The United States cancelled a planned group photo at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta due to deep rifts among member nations. Several European diplomats objected to standing alongside Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, leading to the cancellation.
The Canberra Times reported it asUS urges world powers to co-operate amid war rifts (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil trade route. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed three oil tankers hit mines, but the status of the crew and the cause of the fires remain unclear.
The Canberra Times reported it asFour tankers catch fire in Strait of Hormuz: Iran navy (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it as'Magnificent': tributes flow for Patrick Stewart (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
US Vice President JD Vance sent a letter to Iran's top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, in an effort to restart peace negotiations and prevent potential US bombings. President Donald Trump has denied directing Vance to initiate these talks.
The Canberra Times reported it asVance outreach to Iran related to medical supplies: US (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to produce documents by November 23 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The judge warned that failure to comply could result in sanctions, including the dismissal of his case.
The Canberra Times reported it asTrump's BBC lawsuit could be dismissed, judge warns (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
Four crew members have completed a 378-day simulated mission to Mars at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The experiment aimed to study the effects of isolation and prepare for future human expeditions to the Red Planet.
The Canberra Times reported it asSimulated Mars crew to emerge after year confined (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it asEarly arrival for first AUKUS nuclear sub to Australia (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
Philippine police have discovered a significant amount of child pornography at the former home of Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle. The country's Interior Minister stated that evidence suggests he may be a sex offender of the worst kind. Markle denies the allegations.
The Canberra Times reported it asMeghan Markle's father's belongings scrutinised (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
An independent UN investigations panel has concluded that Russia is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by intentionally attacking Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, particularly its energy systems. The report details the intent behind these attacks and their severe impact on the civilian population.
The Canberra Times reported it asRussia committed war crimes in Ukraine, UN inquiry says (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
Brazil's Liberal Party, the political group for which Senator Flávio Bolsonaro ran, has officially recognized the results of the presidential election. The party's president signed a statement acknowledging the outcome proclaimed by the Superior Electoral Tribunal, while also calling for clarification on issues raised by Bolsonaro.
The Canberra Times reported it asBrazil's election result challenged again (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it asFormer PM to mentor students in new Australian gig (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it asMacron vows 'strong measures' to assuage France demos (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it asArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic files for IPO (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
Chris Brown is scheduled for sentencing on Monday at London's Southwark Crown Court for a bottle attack at a nightclub. He pleaded guilty to affray, but reports differ on when the incident occurred.
The Canberra Times reported it asChris Brown to be sentenced over attack at London club (opens The Canberra Times 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.
The Canberra Times reported it asLeaders congratulate Brazil's Lula on re-election (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
Federal MP Helen Haines' condition has improved from critical to serious but stable after being struck by a vehicle. She lost both legs in the incident. More than $1 million has been donated to Save the Children Australia in her honour.
The Canberra Times reported it asHelen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, and collapsing hundreds of homes. China has ordered an extensive rescue operation in the remote, mountainous area.
The Canberra Times reported it asSixteen dead, 32 hurt as strong quake strikes Tibet (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
The Canberra Times reported it asGovernment websites go dark after AI-discovers flaw (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A UN report states that global warming will inevitably surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current policies project a rise to 2.8 degrees by 2100, but immediate, significant emissions reductions could limit the peak and return temperatures to 1.5C by 2100.
The Canberra Times reported it as'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away (opens The Canberra Times in a new tab)
A United Nations report indicates humanity is heading for a hotter world than previously projected, partly due to increased emissions from the United States. If countries meet their reduction pledges, the Earth will likely warm by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius).
The Canberra Times reported it as'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away (opens The Canberra Times 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
- Australian Community MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Official site
- canberratimes.com.au
- Seen publishing on
- canberratimes.com.au
- Access
- Paywalled
- 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
- 145
- Reports listed
- 146
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
146 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 59 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Canberra Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 145 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Canberra Times’s on 2 of them. Overall it filed a median of 27 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 4 October 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as The Canberra Times, 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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