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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Oct 22, 10:02 PM
Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack
A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.
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Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack
Stuff (New Zealand) and The Sydney Morning Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.
The headline split The left frames it as "Boy, 14, allegedly raped in Australian park in random attack". The center frames it as "Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
31/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBoy, 14, allegedly raped in Australian park in random attack
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterBoy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack
The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 22, 11:18 PM
Boy, 14, allegedly raped in Australian park in random attack
Detectives believe the 14-year-old boy and the 70-year-old man charged over the alleged attack did not know each other.
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Oct 22, 10:02 PM
Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack
A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.
Details31/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
31/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 22, 10:02 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.
Oct 22, 10:02 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.
Oct 22, 11:18 PM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 31/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.