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  "id": 12303737,
  "title": "Kangaroos players receive $40k. Every other nation gets $850 a World Cup game. That is set to change",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kangaroos-players-receive-40k-every-other-nation-gets-850-a-world-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/kangaroos-players-receive-40k-every-other-nation-gets-850-a-world-cup-game-that-is-set-to-change-20261006-p612yk.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The World Cup pay gap will be on the agenda during the next collective bargaining agreement.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Kangaroos players receive $40k. Every other nation gets $850 a World Cup game. That is set to change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kangaroos-players-receive-40k-every-other-nation-gets-850-a-world-cup-12303757",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}