1White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states
Story gist: Tasmania received snow on Christmas Day. Other Australian states experienced rising temperatures.
No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states
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It’s Christmas in Tassie — and it’s snowing
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, lacking coverage that might emphasize heatwaves. Center ABC frames neutrally by contrasting Tasmania’s white Christmas with heat climbing elsewhere. Right-leaning Mercury highlights snow positively with casual, festive tone in ‘It’s Christmas in Tassie — and it’s snowing,’ omitting heat mention.
2Car with Hanukkah sign firebombed in Christmas morning attack
Story gist: A car displaying a ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign was firebombed in Melbourne, Australia, on Christmas morning. Police are investigating the incident.
Car with ‘Happy Chanukah’ sign firebombed in suspected antisemitic attack in Melbourne | Crime – Australia
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Melbourne police investigate ‘Happy Chanukah’ car firebombing
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Arsonists target Jewish Chanukah car in Melbourne attack
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames it as a ‘suspected antisemitic attack,’ emphasizing hate crime implications. Center ABC neutrally reports police investigation of the ‘car firebombing’ without motive speculation. Right-leaning Australian highlights ‘arsonists target Jewish Chanukah car,’ stressing deliberate anti-Jewish targeting. Left and right amplify ethnic/religious motives; center omits them for factual restraint.
3Queensland’s Christmas forecast a mixed bag
Story gist: Queensland faces a mixed Christmas weather forecast. Monsoon arrival triggered flood watches in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Queensland’s Christmas forecast a mixed bag
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Monsoon arrival triggers flood watches in NT, QLD
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‘Trifecta risk’: Bad news for millions on Xmas
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Bias summary: Left-leaning ABC frames the forecast neutrally as a ‘mixed bag,’ emphasizing balance. Center Weatherzone reports factually on monsoon triggering flood watches in NT and QLD, focusing on specifics without alarm. Right-leaning News.com.au uses alarmist tone with ‘trifecta risk’ and ‘bad news for millions on Xmas,’ highlighting widespread negative impact and urgency.
4NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers
Story gist: NSW Premier stated the police commissioner will decide when to use the state’s new protest ban powers. The commissioner declared a two-week ban across three Sydney regions.
NSW premier says police commissioner to decide when to use state’s new protest ban powers
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Top cop declares two-week protest ban across three Sydney regions
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian frames story around Premier’s deferral to police commissioner, using neutral process-focused language. Right-leaning Australian emphasizes commissioner’s decisive declaration of specific two-week ban in Sydney regions, highlighting enforcement. No center coverage, absent moderate view balancing authority use and protest impacts.