{
  "id": 11158621,
  "title": "Burns labels new Greens leader ‘prejudiced’ against Jews",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/burns-labels-new-greens-leader-prejudiced-against-jews",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/burns-labels-new-greens-leader-prejudiced-against-jews-20261001-p6124d.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Labor MP Josh Burns has criticised new Greens leader David Shoebridge over his comments about the party's relationship with Jewish Australians. Shoebridge said the Greens have \"strong connections\" with Jewish Australians who are \"fighting a genocide\". Burns responded that this approach sorts the community into \"good\" and \"bad\" based on their views on the Middle East.\n\nAccording to ABC News AU, Burns described Shoebridge's comments as \"pretty shocking\" and argued that people should not be judged on whether they agree with the Greens leader or not. He stated that the Jewish community should not be put into categories of good and bad based on their views on the Middle East, calling it \"not progressive leadership\".\n\nThe comments were made after Shoebridge won the Greens leadership and was asked about repairing relations with the local Jewish community. Shoebridge rejected the premise, saying the Greens already have strong connections with much of the Australian Jewish community, specifically those who share his party's views on Gaza.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Labor MP accuses Greens leader of 'prejudice' over Jewish community comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/labor-mp-accuses-greens-leader-of-prejudice-over-jewish-community",
        "published": "2026-10-01T04:35:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Burns labels new Greens leader ‘prejudiced’ against Jews",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/burns-labels-new-greens-leader-prejudiced-against-jews-11158641",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}