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  "id": 11158630,
  "title": "Extortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/extortion-case-collapses-against-bikie-boss-who-was-recorded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:10:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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  "summary": "The decision to withdraw a blackmail charge against Bandido Joel Leavitt raises fresh questions about the failure to toughen laws to force gangland figures out of the construction industry.",
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        "title": "Extortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/extortion-case-collapses-against-bikie-boss-who-was-recorded-11158650",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:10:40.000Z"
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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."
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