{
  "id": 1153625,
  "title": "Australia urged to lead Indo-Pacific cable shield as hybrid war risks rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/australia-urged-to-lead-indo-pacific-cable-shield-as-hybrid-war-risks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T00:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3364041/australia-urged-lead-indo-pacific-cable-shield-hybrid-war-risks-rise"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The cables that link Australia with the rest of the world lie mostly unseen, stretched across the seabed and threaded through some of the Indo-Pacific’s busiest and most contested waters. This vulnerability could also become a strategic advantage, a new report says, urging Australia to position itself as an “Indo-Pacific preferred cable hub” as threats to submarine cables raise economic and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}