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  "title": "State government seizes control of City of Sydney’s Town Hall square plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/state-government-seizes-control-of-city-of-sydneys-town-hall-square-12969683",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:21:20.000Z",
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  "summary": "Planning Minister Paul Scully last month sought independent advice on the project, driven by Clover Moore’s council, citing its cost and prominent location.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "State government seizes control of City of Sydney’s Town Hall square plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/state-government-seizes-control-of-city-of-sydneys-town-hall-square",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "State government takes control of Sydney Town Hall Square project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/state-government-takes-control-of-sydney-town-hall-square-project",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:11:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Clover’s Town Hall Square would long outlast the small-minded fools trying to kill it",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T23:13:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Plans for Sydney’s controversial new public square in doubt after NSW government intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/plans-for-sydneys-controversial-new-public-square-in-doubt-after-nsw",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:59:53.000Z"
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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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