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Army pauses use of Supacat troop carrier involved in NT training death of Corporal Brendan Hannam

7NEWS Andrew Brown
Summary

From the report

The Australian Defence Force will suspend operations using a vehicle involved in a fatal rollover during a training exercise.

How outlets headlined it

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  • 7NEWS Army pauses use of Supacat troop carrier involved in NT training death of Corporal Brendan Hannam
  • The West Australian ADF pauses use of Supacat troop carrier following death of soldier Brendan Hannam, injury of five more
  • The West Australian Army pauses use of vehicle involved in training death
  • ABC News Use of Supacat paused as army chief reveals soldier killed was not at wheel
  • Brisbane Times Troop carrier fleet use paused following tragic death of young solider 1 change

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How calmly each outlet wrote it

The West Australian, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday and The Age also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentMood
7NEWSas they published this story 92.2 1 53 -0.5 19.3
ABC News 94.3 3 86 0.0 25.4

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The same event elsewhere

7 outlets from 3 newsrooms reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 6 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.

The West Australian ADF pauses use of Supacat troop carrier following death of soldier Brendan Hannam, injury of five more summary only, not scored Brisbane Times Troop carrier fleet use paused following death of young solider summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald Troop carrier fleet use paused following death of young solider summary only, not scored WAtoday Troop carrier fleet use paused following death of young solider summary only, not scored The Age Troop carrier fleet use paused following death of young solider summary only, not scored ABC News Use of Supacat paused as army chief reveals soldier killed was not at wheel Niral 94.3 · calm writing political 0