https://www.abc.net.au
SEO
· 7 checks — Canonical, meta, content depth, internal links, image SEO, and hreflang rolled into one auditable list.SCORE
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Cross-tab audit — SEO, performance, crawlability, mobile, structured data
Checks
74 PASS 2 REVIEW
BCanonical URLMinor issuesREVIEW
Canonical URL
Minor issues
Minor issues
Info::
Canonical tag present
Got: https://www.abc.net.au
Info::
Canonical is self-referencing
Info::
Canonical matches final URL after redirects
Critical::
Canonical target returns 403
Search engines cannot follow this canonical, effectively orphaning this page.
Canonical URL Problem
Page URL https://www.abc.net.au Canonical https://www.abc.net.au Match Self-referencing (correct) Target 403
Search engines cannot follow this canonical, effectively orphaning this page.
Why this matters
Canonical URL returns a non-200 status — Google can't follow the canonical to confirm the relationship.
Source: Google Search Central
BImage SEO142 images, 0 descriptive filenamesREVIEW
Image SEO
142 images, 0 descriptive filenames
142 images, 0 descriptive filenames
Warning::
100% of images have non-descriptive filenames
Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.
0 descriptive
142 hash-based
0 generic
142 total
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See Accessibility tab for detailed alt text quality analysis.
Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.
Why this matters
Most image filenames are non-descriptive (hash/IMG_X) — small SEO miss for Image Search ranking.
Source: Google Image SEO
A+Meta TagsTitle optimizedPASS
Meta Tags
Title optimized
Title optimized
Info::
Page title is set
Got: ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Info::
Title length (60 chars) is optimal
Info::
Title and H1 are well-aligned
Title
"ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation"
60 characters Optimal ✓
Title: ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
H1: ABC News
Match: Very different
Robots: Indexable (no restrictions)
AContent Depth3028 words, Very DifficultPASS
Content Depth
3028 words, Very Difficult
3028 words, Very Difficult
Info::
Page has 3028 words — good depth for search engines
Info::
Text-to-HTML ratio is 2%
Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
Info::
Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 20)
Good depth
Reading level
Very Easy
Easy
Fairly Easy
Standard
Fairly Difficult
Difficult
Very Difficult
Grade 20
Text-to-HTML Ratio
2% text 98% HTML
17 KB / 866 KB
Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
Why this matters
Informational: ratio of visible text bytes to total HTML bytes. Very low ratios suggest excessive markup overhead.
AInternal Links374 internal, 37 externalPASS
Internal Links
374 internal, 37 external
374 internal, 37 external
Info::
374 internal links (91%)
Info::
100% of links use descriptive anchor text
Info::
Page has 411 links — consider reducing
Info::
374 internal / 37 external links
Warning::
1 internal links use generic anchor text
Got: 1 of 39 internal links
Link Distribution
91% internal (374) 9% external (37)
Anchor Text Quality
411 Descriptive
Most Linked Internal Pages
| # | URL | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | /news/justin | 7 |
| 2 | /news/topic/war | 5 |
| 3 | /news/2026-04-12/trump-blockades-strait-of-hormuz-iran-us-war/106556552 | 5 |
| 4 | /news/topic/athletics | 5 |
| 5 | /news/2026-04-12/jess-hull-5000m-win-after-1500m-shock-fall-athletics-champs/106556436 | 4 |
| 6 | /news/2026-04-12/death-diving-has-gone-viral-and-sometimes-goes-wrong/106277536 | 4 |
| 7 | /news/2026-04-11/iran-war-live-updates-pakistan-peace-talks-trump-vance/106554508 | 4 |
| 8 | /news/2026-04-12/indonesias-first-fully-animated-ai-television-program/106536048 | 4 |
| 9 | /news/2026-04-12/queen-mary-denmark-father-dies-in-tasmania/106556372 | 4 |
| 10 | /news/2026-04-12/gather-round-wrap-sun/106556094 | 4 |
Top External Domains
| Domain | Links |
|---|---|
| iview.abc.net.au | 7 |
| help.abc.net.au | 5 |
| www.youtube.com | 4 |
| x.com | 4 |
| www.facebook.com | 4 |
| www.instagram.com | 4 |
| www.tiktok.com | 3 |
| abc.net.au | 2 |
| account.abc.net.au | 2 |
| forms.office.com | 1 |
A+Schema Markup AuditPer-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibilityPASS
Schema Markup Audit
Per-type completeness vs Schema.org requirements + rich-result eligibility
No structured data detected
Without JSON-LD or microdata, this page can't qualify for any of Google's rich result formats. Even basic Organization or WebSite schema is a quick win.
Missing schema opportunities
- easy
FAQPage
Page has Q&A-style content (questions in headings) that could be marked up as FAQPage
FAQ rich results take 2-3× more SERP real estate
Hreflang0 hreflang tagsINFO
Hreflang
0 hreflang tags
0 hreflang tags
No hreflang tags detected.
Hreflang tags are only needed for multilingual or multi-regional sites.
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