{
  "id": 13669609,
  "title": "A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t agree how to take down Labor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/a-trump-impersonator-and-opera-singers-cpac-was-a-spectacle-but-the-13669609",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:47:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/11/a-trump-impersonator-and-opera-singers-cpac-was-a-spectacle-but-the-right-still-cant-agree-how-to-take-down-labor-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Brisbane, attendees found themselves immersed in a bewildering spectacle of political and cultural references. Among the delegates, Monica Smit engaged in conversation with a Donald Trump impersonator, while opera singers performed the national anthem twice, raising questions about the purpose behind their actions. Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price joined her folk singer husband for a second rendition of the anthem, further emphasizing the conference's unconventional atmosphere. In a humorous moment, media personality Karl Stefanovic jokingly thanked CPAC for \"rudely interrupting my unemployment\". The conference, which aimed to discuss conservative policies, seemed more focused on entertainment and distractions than on addressing pressing political issues.",
  "summary": "Preferences proved the sticking point at the conference as conservatives face the prospect of a third successive election defeat Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Many mainstream Australians would feel as if they’d been dropped in a foreign country at the Conservative Political Action Conference, lost amid oblique references to transgender swimmers, blue hair, women’s…",
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        "title": "A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t agree how to take down Labor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/a-trump-impersonator-and-opera-singers-cpac-was-a-spectacle-but-the",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:47:17.000Z"
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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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