November 16, 2025 – Australia Headlines

1Thirteen people injured after speedway car ploughs into grandstand during NSW demolition derby

Story gist: Thirteen people were injured when a speedway car plowed into the grandstand during a demolition derby in Walcha, New South Wales, Australia.
Left
Thirteen people injured after speedway car ploughs into grandstand during NSW demolition derby
— The Guardian
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Center
Australia: Nine injured after Walcha demolition derby car rams into crowd
— BBC
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Right
Demolition derby disaster: Nine injured as car crashes into crowd
— dailytelegraph.com.au
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Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian frame the incident neutrally, emphasizing the exact injury count of thirteen and precise details like ‘grandstand’ without sensationalism. Center outlets such as BBC report factually, specifying the location ‘Walcha’ and using ‘rams into crowd’ with a lower count of nine, maintaining impartial tone. Right-leaning sources like the Daily Telegraph highlight drama with ‘disaster’ in the headline and ‘crashes into crowd,’ omitting specifics like the grandstand while using nine injuries, amplifying urgency.

2Metro Tunnel opening date revealed, taking passengers earlier than expected

Story gist: Authorities announced that the Melbourne Metro Tunnel will begin taking passengers this month, ahead of the original schedule. The opening date was revealed by the government.
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Australia news live: Melbourne Metro Tunnel to begin taking passengers early; Spender has ‘absolutely no idea’ how dumping net zero will lower energy bills
— The Guardian
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Center
Government insists West Gate Tunnel is safe for walkthrough, reveals earlier Metro Tunnel opening
— Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Right
Metro Tunnel to take passengers from this month
— NT News
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Guardian emphasizes the early passenger start as positive progress in a live update, bundling it with political criticism on energy policy. Center ABC frames it neutrally as a government revelation, linking to assurances on another tunnel project’s safety without emphasis. Right-leaning NT News delivers a concise, factual headline on the imminent opening, omitting broader context or political ties.

3Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump

Story gist: Marjorie Taylor Greene stated she received warnings for her safety following posts by Donald Trump. The statements relate to a dispute between Trump and Greene over an Epstein investigation.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump
— The Guardian
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Center
Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene engage in war of words over Epstein investigation
— abcnews.go.com
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian emphasize Greene’s safety warnings after Trump’s posts, highlighting potential threats from Trump. Center outlets like ABC News frame it as a mutual ‘war of words’ over the Epstein probe, focusing on the exchange without assigning blame. Right-leaning coverage is absent, potentially omitting the story to avoid criticizing Trump or portraying Greene negatively.

4Ahmad was facing execution. Then one of his captors said, ‘let him go’

Story gist: In Sudan, captive Ahmad faced execution by his captors during the ongoing conflict. One captor intervened and ordered his release.
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No major left-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Center
Sudan conflict: Mass killings investigation gets green light from UN
— BBC
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage of the story, omitting personal accounts of violence and any partisan angles on the Sudan conflict. Center outlets like BBC frame it broadly as part of the Sudan conflict, emphasizing the UN’s approval for a mass killings investigation with a neutral tone focused on international accountability and progress, without highlighting individual stories.