285 of its 1,518 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 18 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Australia on 7 of the 30 days held.
Most on Saturday 3 October 2026: Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Australia: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
AustraliaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Canberraattacks & violence
10 stories, 74 outlets
26 Sep
Canberraattacks & violence
5 stories, 20 outlets
27 Sep
Sydneyaccidents & disasters
18 stories, 16 outlets
29 Sep
Illawarradeaths, cause not given
5 stories, 7 outlets
October 2026
3 Oct
Perthaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 8 outlets
4 Oct
Sydneydeaths, cause not given
28 stories, 42 outlets
9 Oct
Perthdeaths, cause not given
18 stories, 128 outlets
11 Oct
Melbourneattacks & violence
14 stories, 79 outlets
11 Oct
Canberraattacks & violence
18 stories, 85 outlets
12 Oct
Canberraprotests & strikes
10 stories, 72 outlets
13 Oct
Melbourneattacks & violence
21 stories, 86 outlets
16 Oct
Sconeaccidents & disasters
7 stories, 30 outlets
19 Oct
Wangarattaattacks & violence
33 stories, 284 outlets
22 Oct
Brisbaneaccidents & disasters
36 stories, 34 outlets
22 Oct
Great Barrier Reefaccidents & disasters
15 stories, 47 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Australia most295 of its 1,593 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
312 of its 1,558 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
278 of its 1,386 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).
141 of its 639 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
127 of its 557 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).
1 more day the news pointed at Australia
107 of its 629 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 26 million people live in Australia. Over these days its news carried 245 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 7 times the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health33%2,009 stories
Rights & justice24%1,496 stories
Disasters & accidents16%976 stories
Conflict & violence8%507 stories
Food & livelihood8%486 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%425 stories
Shelter & services3%199 stories
Displacement1%56 stories
Where it happened
Australia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed1,310 Stories reporting people affected637 Stories reporting arrests527 Stories reporting people injured306 Stories reporting evacuations26 Stories reporting refugees24 Stories reporting abductions24 Stories reporting people displaced9 Stories reporting people falling ill3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Australia. Ring: the world. Measured over 6,305 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Australia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Australia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Indonesia28 in 100 of its 4,579 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Timor-Leste22 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health New Caledonia19 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Australia18 in 100
of its 34,679 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Papua New Guinea14 in 100
of its 994 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
heatwave22 Oct13 of its stories that day, about 5 times its usualroad crashes20 Oct18 of its stories that day, about 5 times its usualoutbreaks13 Oct11 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.