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  "id": 10924341,
  "title": "‘A cruel mess’: Families left in limbo as national autism scheme launches without Queensland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/a-cruel-mess-families-left-in-limbo-as-national-autism-scheme-10924341",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:39:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/a-cruel-mess-families-left-in-limbo-as-national-autism-scheme-launches-without-queensland-20260930-p611p7.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Crisafulli government says the Thriving Kids program, which launches on Thursday, is a “bad deal”, while the federal government has criticised the state as the lone holdout.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘A cruel mess’: Families left in limbo as national autism scheme launches without Queensland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/a-cruel-mess-families-left-in-limbo-as-national-autism-scheme",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:39:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}