A Sydney councillor has publicly identified herself as the alleged victim in a historical sexual assault case involving prominent Aboriginal leader Mick Mundine.
Crime and courts / Sydney, NSW
Mick Mundine: Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon identifies herself as alleged victim in sexual assault case
Part of the story Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault
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How outlets headlined it
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- 7NEWS Mick Mundine: Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon identifies herself as alleged victim in sexual assault case
- The West Australian Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon named as complainant in Mick Mundine sexual assault case
- ABC News Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault
- The Age ‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
- WAtoday Prolific Indigenous elder charged over historical child abuse allegation
- ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder arrested over child sex assault allegation
- ABC News Prominent Indigenous elder charged over child sex assault allegation
- The West Australian Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine arrested over historical child sexual assault allegations
- Brisbane Times Prominent Sydney Indigenous leader charged with sexual assault of child
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7NEWS
Mick Mundine: Prominent Indigenous leader charged over accusations of
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How loaded each outlet’s writing was
The West Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, WAtoday and Brisbane Times also covered it; we only receive their summaries, so their writing is not scored here.
| Outlet | Language Load | Adjectivesper 100 words | Sourcing | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7NEWSas they published this story | 10.8 | 2.4 | 63 | 30.6 |
| ABC News | 5.6 | 0.8 | 75 | 23 |
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The West Australian
Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon named as complainant in Mick Mundine sexual assault case
summary only, not scored
ABC News
Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault
Language Load 5.6 · plain
The Age
‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
summary only, not scored
The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
summary only, not scored
WAtoday
‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
summary only, not scored
Brisbane Times
‘Break the culture of silence’: City of Sydney councillor accuses Mick Mundine of sexual assault
summary only, not scored