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  "id": 11423748,
  "title": "Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84-11423748",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:14:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84"
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  "summary": "Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bruce Baird, a former federal Liberal MP and deputy leader of the party’s New South Wales branch, has died aged 84. Baird, who also served as the NSW transport minister from 1988 to 1995, is the father of former state premier…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:14:32.000Z"
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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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