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  "id": 12988570,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T23:59:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/09/sydney-public-square-controversy-state-government-intervention"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "State planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local council Plans for a grand new public square in centre of Sydney are in doubt after the New South Wales planning minister declared the project “state significant”, wresting the approval process away from the City of Sydney. The lord mayor, Clover Moore, released renders in August for the plaza…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:21:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:21:20.000Z"
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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 Guardian Australia",
        "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-12990715",
        "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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