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Search continues for missing baby off SA coast

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

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As of July 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The search continues for a missing baby after the bodies of a woman and toddler were found off the coast of Port Macdonnell, South Australia.
The headline split The left frames it as "Search continues for missing baby off SA coast". The center frames it as "Search resumes for missing baby off South East SA coast".
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

39/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSearch continues for missing baby off SA coast

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

CenterSearch continues for missing baby off SA coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Center · News report

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

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

CenterHigh
The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Jul 27, 9:03 PM

Search continues for missing baby off SA coast

The search continues for a missing baby after the bodies of a woman and toddler were found off the coast of Port Macdonnell, South Australia.

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Age (Australia)News report · Jul 27, 9:03 PM

Search continues for missing baby off SA coast

The search continues for a missing baby after the bodies of a woman and toddler were found off the coast of Port Macdonnell, South Australia.

Open source
CenterHigh
ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Jul 27, 8:55 PM

Search resumes for missing baby off South East SA coast

SA Police hold grave fears for the safety of a baby missing after the bodies of a woman and toddler were recovered in waters off Port Mac Donnell.

Open source
Details39/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
39/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 27, 8:55 PM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.

Jul 27, 9:03 PM: The Sydney Morning Herald joined the source map.

Jul 27, 9:03 PM: The Age (Australia) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 39/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.