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Floreat gunman inadvertently recorded himself during shooting, inquest hears

The Age (Australia) and ABC News Australia Top Stories describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The inquest into the deaths of Jennifer and Gretl Petelcyzc hears new details about the day they died and the gunman's interactions with police weeks before the shooting.
The headline split The left frames it as "Double murder inquest hears killer groomed police officers". The center frames it as "Double murder inquest hears killer groomed police officers".
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 confidenceModerate

68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftDouble murder inquest hears killer groomed police officers

The Age (Australia) · Center-left · News report

CenterFloreat gunman inadvertently recorded himself during shooting, inquest hears

ABC News Australia Top Stories · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Nov 12, 10:32 AM

Floreat gunman inadvertently recorded himself during shooting, inquest hears

The inquest into the deaths of Jennifer and Gretl Petelcyzc hears new details about the day they died and the gunman's interactions with police weeks before the shooting.

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CenterHigh
The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Nov 12, 10:26 AM

Double murder inquest hears killer groomed police officers

The inquest into a double murder has heard the gunman had earlier groomed junior police officers.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Nov 12, 10:26 AM

Double murder inquest hears killer groomed police officers

The inquest into a double murder has heard the gunman had earlier groomed junior police officers.

Open source
Details68/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
68/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 12, 10:26 AM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Nov 12, 10:26 AM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Nov 12, 10:32 AM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.