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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
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www.theaustralian.com.au/remote/identity/rampart/latest/rampart.js346.0 s92.3 KiB
subscriptions.theaustralian.com.au/google-loader/extended-access.js1.0 s85.0 KiB
widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js14500.0 s109.6 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.vendors.bundle.js31693.0 s126.5 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s91.0 KiB
media.theaustralian.com.au/authors/images/bio/saul_kavonic.png0.0 ms68.7 KiB
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tags.news.com.au/prod/prebid/prebid.js69567.0 s135.8 KiB
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tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsltd/taus/prod/utag.js300.0 s44.5 KiB
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cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsSDK600.bundle.min.js86400.0 s73.4 KiB
au-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/script.js?v=3620.0 ms28.5 KiB
media.theaustralian.com.au/authors/images/bio/janet_albrechtsen.png0.0 ms24.8 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.main.bundle.js31699.0 s40.5 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js7200.0 s24.8 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/tad/tad.main.bundle.js70608.0 s30.2 KiB
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cdn.speedcurve.com/js/lux.js?id=3383916033600.0 s11.3 KiB
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tags.news.com.au/prod/nielsen/nielsen.js45398.0 s10.5 KiB
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Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Vegetable growers sound food supply alarm article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/54fc5abeacc6242a7330a7f329b18aea?width=1024234.4 KiB180.4 KiB
Geoff Chambers div.storyblock_byline > div.byline_image > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
resources.news.com.au/author-profiles/a8d9b559-1dd4-476f-88d2-eb8b04f50e23.png99.6 KiB97.5 KiB
The scammers, thieves, and abusers working inside $50bn NDIS article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e1d08bde9ceac20ffec49ce3f7a53ded?width=1024132.6 KiB78.6 KiB
Saul Kavonic div.storyblock_byline > div.byline_image > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
media.theaustralian.com.au/authors/images/bio/saul_kavonic.png68.4 KiB65.7 KiB
Sweeping NDIS changes to cut scheme’s soaring costs article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/636cf42e46b4761dc7da466c4bc644e6?width=1024101.5 KiB58.7 KiB
You can teach people to count … but you cannot make them think article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/49ed993f529e6c1e466f0370c2efc46a?width=102491.7 KiB53.0 KiB
Banned US sites betting on Aussie politics article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/68480baed474b1e6daaf51bf5d6794a3?width=102491.0 KiB52.6 KiB
Thermomixes, pilates reformers: $313m spent fighting disability claims article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/5f72dfba10f6401c7f749467b040399e?width=102462.1 KiB35.9 KiB
Janet Albrechtsen div.storyblock_byline > div.byline_image > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
media.theaustralian.com.au/authors/images/bio/janet_albrechtsen.png24.6 KiB21.8 KiB
BHP enlisted to advise on fuel shortage fix article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e6e42b92ea42de92514266478f7310c0?width=32024.2 KiB18.0 KiB
Vegetable growers sound food supply alarm article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/54fc5abeacc6242a7330a7f329b18aea?width=32026.0 KiB13.5 KiB
The scammers, thieves, and abusers working inside $50bn NDIS article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e1d08bde9ceac20ffec49ce3f7a53ded?width=32022.1 KiB9.6 KiB
Banned US sites betting on Aussie politics article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.responsive-img > img.responsive-img_img
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/68480baed474b1e6daaf51bf5d6794a3?width=32018.6 KiB6.1 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:3187.466 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:435.38 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:32.157 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:54.397 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-10-VIDEO
nodeLabel: article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.animation > video.fallback-poster
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,7,DIV,3,SECTION,3,SECTION,5,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,ARTICLE,0,A,0,DIV,0,VIDEO
selector: article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.animation > video.fallback-poster
snippet: <video muted="muted" loop="loop" width="1024" height="768" playsinline="playsinline" class="fallback-poster responsive-video" data-src="https://animation.news.com.au/animations/3fc7a8/5d92/5d926d5d4174644616ebf…" preload="auto" data-player-type="169" src="https://animation.news.com.au/animations/3fc7a8/5d92/5d926d5d4174644616ebf…">

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-10-VIDEO
nodeLabel: article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.animation > video.fallback-poster
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,7,DIV,3,SECTION,3,SECTION,5,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,ARTICLE,0,A,0,DIV,0,VIDEO
selector: article.storyblock > a.storyblock_image_link > div.animation > video.fallback-poster
snippet: <video muted="muted" loop="loop" width="1024" height="768" playsinline="playsinline" class="fallback-poster responsive-video" data-src="https://animation.news.com.au/animations/3fc7a8/5d92/5d926d5d4174644616ebf…" preload="auto" data-player-type="169" src="https://animation.news.com.au/animations/3fc7a8/5d92/5d926d5d4174644616ebf…">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 2.5 s
URLTime Spent
theaustralian.com.au/768 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/798 ms
/remote/check_cookie.html?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theaustra...150 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/0.0 ms
/prod/newskey/generator.html?origin=https%3a%2f%2fwww.the...785 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/?nk=e57952393d967453bc38fcd9345c303b-17768085720.0 ms

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 2.6 s
URLTime Spent
www.theaustralian.com.au/?nk=e57952393d967453bc38fcd9345c303b-17768085722.7 s

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 150 ms 26.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/stylesheets/c...33.3 KiB26.9 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 450 ms 1.2 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
tags.news.com.au/prod/prebid/prebid.js135.5 KiB107.0 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB96.2 KiB
accounts.google.com/gsi/client95.6 KiB71.3 KiB
cdn.optimizely.com/js/20352597942.js148.1 KiB62.2 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js90.6 KiB57.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14643376&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1129.4 KiB57.1 KiB
www.theaustralian.com.au/remote/identity/rampart/latest/rampart.js91.8 KiB56.9 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.vendors.bundle.js126.1 KiB56.6 KiB
edge.fullstory.com/s/fs.js79.3 KiB51.5 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-992019557146.8 KiB51.0 KiB
widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js77.2 KiB47.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/javascripts/j...49.7 KiB44.3 KiB
nebula-cdn.kampyle.com/au/wau/132224/onsite/generic1776732251439.js69.7 KiB42.1 KiB
/ats-modules/6482c35c-0542-41b0-bbf3-2711e544d04a/ats.js74.6 KiB40.9 KiB
cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsSDK600.bundle.min.js72.9 KiB38.4 KiB
subscriptions.theaustralian.com.au/google-loader/extended-access.js84.8 KiB37.2 KiB
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|1&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...92.1 KiB36.7 KiB
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|2&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...92.1 KiB36.3 KiB
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|1&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...92.1 KiB36.1 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB31.6 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB31.6 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js73.1 KiB31.6 KiB
/pages/versioned/common-scripts/4ce8c7df8d425cc5046457682...55.1 KiB30.6 KiB
giftclothings.com/files/oh791w4r_ppew-prod.js35.9 KiB29.8 KiB
au.tags.newscgp.com/prod/ncg/ncg.js?v=2.14.048.1 KiB24.7 KiB
tagan.adlightning.com/newscorp-theaustralianau/b-7abcf19-659322a3.js28.6 KiB20.7 KiB
au-script.dotmetrics.net/Scripts/script.js?v=36228.1 KiB20.4 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
www.theaustralian.com.au/?nk=e57952393d967453bc38fcd9345c303b-17768085722.6 s29 ms7.5 ms
Unattributable1.4 s163 ms0.0 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...983 ms805 ms78 ms
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js622 ms538 ms54 ms
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.main.bundle.js561 ms535 ms16 ms
/jsconfig/jload/10507?cbName=__IntegralAS__9801&anId=1050...544 ms419 ms0.5 ms
scripts.clarity.ms/0.8.59/clarity.js445 ms377 ms6.3 ms
cdn.optimizely.com/js/20352597942.js429 ms355 ms41 ms
/client/static/v2/newscorpau_90993_theaustralian.js390 ms378 ms12 ms
newscorp-theaustralianau-tagan.adlightning.com/op.js347 ms289 ms2.1 ms
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js300 ms268 ms6.4 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-992019557298 ms265 ms32 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/282 ms163 ms7.8 ms
static.adsafeprotected.com/sca.17.6.4.js267 ms239 ms17 ms
/pages/versioned/common-scripts/4ce8c7df8d425cc5046457682...230 ms206 ms14 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14643376&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1226 ms196 ms28 ms
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsltd/taus/prod/utag.js203 ms177 ms16 ms
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|1&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...192 ms142 ms32 ms
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|2&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...187 ms118 ms31 ms
subscriptions.theaustralian.com.au/google-loader/extended-access.js176 ms125 ms21 ms
widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js166 ms109 ms22 ms
nebula-cdn.kampyle.com/au/wau/132224/onsite/generic1776732251439.js162 ms126 ms26 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/akam/13/224ef715153 ms130 ms3.7 ms
edge.fullstory.com/s/fs.js140 ms92 ms20 ms
js.adsrvr.org/up_loader.1.1.0.js140 ms125 ms7.9 ms
bedsberry.com/v2xopaiSvkb-Ql-_mAfWD23Ww7PGKSGkbuGLCdQQtZc2FfoHbs6gwDlo135 ms84 ms7.0 ms
tags.news.com.au/prod/prebid/prebid.js133 ms107 ms25 ms
cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/nlsSDK600.bundle.min.js130 ms111 ms18 ms
tagan.adlightning.com/newscorp-theaustralianau/bl-0d6ee0c-b73668a5.js124 ms100 ms23 ms
/jsconfig/jload/10507?cbName=__IntegralAS__9614&anId=1050...115 ms109 ms0.7 ms
/jsconfig/jload/10507?cbName=__IntegralAS__1327&anId=1050...111 ms104 ms0.5 ms
/ats-modules/6482c35c-0542-41b0-bbf3-2711e544d04a/ats.js107 ms84 ms21 ms
/jload?anId=10507&campId=1x1|1&pubId=20970311&chanId=1865...100 ms61 ms34 ms
www.theaustralian.com.au/remote/identity/rampart/latest/rampart.js100 ms70 ms29 ms
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.vendors.bundle.js99 ms54 ms31 ms
accounts.google.com/gsi/client97 ms72 ms25 ms
au.tags.newscgp.com/prod/ncg/ncg.js?v=2.14.085 ms69 ms10 ms
/pages/versioned/tracking-scripts/158692313dc4b9f2e28d9e9...85 ms79 ms5.1 ms
/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/javascripts/j...84 ms80 ms1.0 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js84 ms56 ms24 ms
s.pinimg.com/ct/lib/main.10d2511a.js82 ms69 ms7.6 ms
ep2.adtrafficquality.google/sodar/sodar2.js78 ms41 ms2.4 ms
cdn-gl.imrworldwide.com/conf/P766B7374-B68A-43A2-8296-683C8DF1DBEC.js74 ms69 ms4.0 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js70 ms59 ms11 ms
cdn.parsely.com/keys/theaustralian.com.au/p.js?ver=3.23.168 ms62 ms5.7 ms
tags.news.com.au/prod/tad/tad.main.bundle.js62 ms54 ms6.9 ms
tagan.adlightning.com/newscorp-theaustralianau/b-7abcf19-659322a3.js59 ms46 ms12 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation8.6 s
Other2.8 s
Style & Layout1.0 s
Script Parsing & Compilation885 ms
Rendering683 ms
Garbage Collection209 ms
Parse HTML & CSS159 ms

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 4.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
.gl-btn{display:inline-block; … } …7.8 KiB4.9 KiB

Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer Size
animation.news.com.au/animations/3fc7a8/5d92/5d926d5d4174644616ebfdf3bb3fc7a81.1 MiB
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/54fc5abeacc6242a7330a7f329b18aea?width=1024234.9 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB
/mLrfAc/2Rn9vt/dt0A/7A1Ua6/Ok/D3z5z0zXthtDtNik/C3IsAg/DkN...180.8 KiB
cdn.optimizely.com/js/20352597942.js149.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-992019557147.1 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/prebid/prebid.js135.8 KiB
content.api.news/v3/images/bin/e1d08bde9ceac20ffec49ce3f7a53ded?width=1024133.0 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-14643376&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1129.5 KiB
tags.news.com.au/prod/metrics/metrics.vendors.bundle.js126.5 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
The Australian div.header_logo > div.header_logo_wrapper > a.header_link > img.header_link_image
/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/logos/...
The List: Australia's Richest 250 of 2026 revealed div.wp-block-nca-blocks > div.promo-homepage > div.promo-homepage-inner > img
A DIFFERENT COUNTRY: A special book from The Australian div.wp-block-nca-blocks > div.promo-homepage > div.promo-homepage-inner > img

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●Forced reflow
●Modern HTTP
●Render blocking requests
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify JavaScript
●User Timing marks and measures 20 user timings
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 100 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 1,940 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
○INP breakdown
○Avoid non-composited animations
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Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
LIVE div.m4-l3m_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > div.label-pulsating
23 minutes ago div.m4-l3m_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > time.storyblock_datetime
7:37 am article.storyblock > div.timeline-container > div.timeline-container-item > div.timeline-container-item-time
7:06 am article.storyblock > div.timeline-container > div.timeline-container-item > div.timeline-container-item-time
6:58 am article.storyblock > div.timeline-container > div.timeline-container-item > div.timeline-container-item-time
EXCLUSIVE div.l1-s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.l1-s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.m4-l3m_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.l1-s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
16 minutes ago div.m4-4s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > time.storyblock_datetime
EXCLUSIVE div.m4-4s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.m4-4s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.m4-4s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.l1-s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.l1-s_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
LIVE div.mosaic_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > div.label-pulsating
EXCLUSIVE div.m5-5mc_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.mosaic_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.mosaic_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.mosaic_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label
EXCLUSIVE div.mosaic_list > article.storyblock > span.storyblock_meta > span.storyblock_label

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Navigation

Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Trump to extend ceasefire, continue blockade: Iran ‘won’t join talks’ div.mosaic > div.m4-l3m_list > article.storyblock > h3.storyblock_title

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Best practices

One main landmark helps screen reader users navigate a web page. Learn more about landmarks.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
html html

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●Links have a discernible name
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Skip links are focusable.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
73

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
Topics
tags.news.com.au/prod/prebid/prebid.js line 60, col 1147
AttributionReporting
s.pinimg.com/ct/lib/main.10d2511a.js

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
tags.tiqcdn.com/utag/newsltd/taus/prod/utag.sync.js line 1, col 306
[ERROR][UserMemtype] General error while fetching user data [object Object]
accounts.google.com/gsi/client line 85, col 88
[GSI_LOGGER]: FedCM get() rejects with NetworkError: Error retrieving a token.
Framing 'https://login.newscorpaustralia.com/' violates the following report-only Content Security Policy directive: "frame-ancestors 'self'". The violation has been logged, but no further action has been taken.
www.theaustralian.com.au/
Not signed in with the identity provider.
www.theaustralian.com.au/remote/identity/rampart/latest/rampart.js line 1, col 600
Object

Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Issue type
Content security policy
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Use a strong HSTS policy
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
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SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Crawling and Indexing

Search engines are unable to include your pages in search results if they don't have permission to crawl them. Learn more about crawler directives.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Blocking Directive Source
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/robots.txt

If your robots.txt file is malformed, crawlers may not be able to understand how you want your website to be crawled or indexed. Learn more about robots.txt.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Line #ContentError
105==========================Syntax not understood

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

○Structured data is valid
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Document has a meta description
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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