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Historic day as Sydney’s new airport finally opens

After years of anticipation, Western Sydney Airport opens to passengers today, with the first flights taking off and touching down.

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7 outlets · 7 articles
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Reporting countries
Australia
English
Countries concerned
Australia
Security & defense · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (71%); silent in Arab-Muslim world.

Western 71%Sino-Russian & BRICS 14%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 14%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

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  • Confirmed by 7 outlets in 3 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by WAtoday (Australia), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Historic day as Sydney’s new airport finally opens
    WAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  2. Historic day as Sydney’s new airport finally opens
    The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  3. Historic day as Sydney’s new airport finally opens
    Brisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  4. Historic day as Sydney’s new airport finally opens
    The AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  5. 澳大利亚西悉尼国际机场正式迎客
    chinanews.comKRChina → AustraliaChinese
  6. 'Historic day for Western Sydney' as new airport takes flight
    sbs.com.auNépalAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  7. Australia's most populous city opens $4B international airport to passengers
    e.vnexpress.netVietnamVietnam → AustraliaEnglish