{
  "id": 12681719,
  "title": "Deputy shire president gave, then withdrew reference for disgraced Broome priest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/deputy-shire-president-gave-then-withdrew-reference-for-disgraced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/deputy-shire-president-gave-then-withdrew-reference-for-disgraced-broome-priest-20261008-p613mu.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A senior local government official in WA’s north provided a letter for the defence team of a former Catholic bishop ahead of his sentencing on sex assault charges, only to withdraw it before he was jailed this week.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Deputy shire president gave, then withdrew reference for disgraced Broome priest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/deputy-shire-president-gave-then-withdrew-reference-for-disgraced-12681778",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}