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.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 19 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 2 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Australia's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
AustraliaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll 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.
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 64 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 7 times the world's rate (8.5 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.
Health34%542 stories
Rights & justice25%404 stories
Disasters & accidents18%284 stories
Conflict & violence7%119 stories
Food & livelihood6%99 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%95 stories
Shelter & services3%40 stories
Displacement1%9 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed299 Stories reporting people affected168 Stories reporting arrests141 Stories reporting people injured59 Stories reporting evacuations5 Stories reporting refugees4 Stories reporting abductions3 Stories reporting people displaced2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Australia. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,633 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Griefless grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of 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
Indonesia32 in 100 of its 1,187 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Australia19 in 100
of its 8,804 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
New Caledonia0 in 100
of its 5 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Timor-Leste8 in 100
of its 24 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Papua New Guinea12 in 100
of its 267 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.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Australia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
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 usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.