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  "id": 13018837,
  "title": "Federal government backtracks on disaster funding split",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/federal-government-backtracks-on-disaster-funding-split",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T02:59:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-09/federal-government-drops-disaster-funding-changes/107247772"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In June, the Commonwealth announced plans to split disaster recovery funding 50-50 with states and territories, having previously contributed 64 per cent in Queensland, and up to 75 per cent in other areas.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/civil-war-reconciliation-federal-government-targets-closure-after-59",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:35:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}