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The Australian
The Australian is a national daily newspaper based in Sydney, Australia, founded in 1964 and owned by News Corp Australia, known for its conservative editorial stance and influence on Australian politics. Its coverage shows a strong focus on the United States, with 49 headlines compared to 20 on Australia, and a notably critical stance toward both countries.
Editorial stance over time
Each row is an entity (country or person) this outlet covers regularly. Each cell shows the outlet's stance toward that entity in that month — colour from red (hostile) to green (supportive), opacity from headline volume. Click a column header or any cell to open that month's full report.
Legend: −2 Adversarial −1 0 +1 +2 PromotionalAwaiting coverageStronger colour = higher coverage volume that month.
Coverage volume by entity
Headlines per month for each top entity. Look for spikes — entities that suddenly dominate coverage and then fade. Click any tile to open the peak month.
United StatesJun 15 · 22iUnited States
Peak: week of Jun 15 — 22 titles
Total: 155 · 24 active weeks
By month:
- Jan16
- Feb23
- Mar22
- Apr9
- May16
- Jun66
- Jul3
AustraliaMay 18 · 21iAustralia
Peak: week of May 18 — 21 titles
Total: 97 · 22 active weeks
By month:
- Jan16
- Feb9
- Mar11
- Apr15
- May28
- Jun14
- Jul4
Also covered (below stance-analysis threshold)
TRUMP· 89ALBANESE· 24
United Kingdom· 20
Iran· 18NONE· 14
Israel· 12STARMER· 11
Lebanon· 9KHAMENEI· 7RUBIO· 6VANCE· 6
China· 6NETANYAHU· 6XI· 6EPSTEIN· 5
France· 5
Russia· 5HEGSETH· 5PUTIN· 5
United Kingdom· 20Iran· 18NONE· 14Israel· 12STARMER· 11Lebanon· 9KHAMENEI· 7RUBIO· 6VANCE· 6China· 6NETANYAHU· 6XI· 6EPSTEIN· 5France· 5Russia· 5HEGSETH· 5PUTIN· 5Topic mix over time
Share of each thematic track across months. Bands shifting wider show where the outlet's editorial centre of gravity moved.
LifetimeSecurity40.2%Politics27.9%Economy12.8%Society19.0%
By month2026-01i2026-02i2026-03i2026-04i
Jan 2026
32 titles
- Security21.9%
- Politics56.2%
- Economy6.2%
- Society15.6%
Feb 2026
74 titles
- Security43.2%
- Politics21.6%
- Economy14.9%
- Society20.3%
Mar 2026
101 titles
- Security47.5%
- Politics20.8%
- Economy12.9%
- Society18.8%
Apr 2026
19 titles
- Security21.1%
- Politics42.1%
- Economy15.8%
- Society21.1%
Lifetime overview
Top actorsiMost frequently mentioned actor categories
US EXECUTIVE
20.3%
NONE
11.6%
POPULATION
7.7%
AU EXECUTIVE
6.8%
CORPORATION
4.8%
IL ARMED FORCES
4.7%
CN EXECUTIVE
2.5%
NGO
2.1%
Domain focusiThematic domains: security, governance, economy, etc.
FOREIGN POLICY
27.2%
SECURITY
27.1%
SOCIETY
19.3%
GOVERNANCE
11.4%
ECONOMY
10.9%
MEDIA
2.5%
TECHNOLOGY
1.6%
Publication patterniDay-of-week distribution of published titles
Monday
15.7%
Tuesday
19.8%
Wednesday
14.0%
Thursday
14.5%
Friday
15.9%
Saturday
9.2%
Sunday
11.0%
peak hour: 09:00 UTC