{
  "id": 13790765,
  "title": "Politics live: Greens call for US execution live stream to be blocked; Flydubai pilot’s Australia links ‘disturbing’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/politics-live-greens-call-for-us-execution-live-stream-to-be-blocked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T20:13:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/12/labor-anthony-albanese-greens-digital-duty-of-care-coalition-angus-taylor-one-nation-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Greens are calling on the federal government to take necessary action to prevent the live streaming of a United States firing squad execution from being accessible in Australia. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has written to Communications Minister Anika Wells and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant seeking assurance that the broadcast will be blocked. The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base, is scheduled for December 3. While US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated he would ensure the public could watch the event, US Vice President JD Vance has cast doubt on whether it will be live streamed.\n\nThe Coalition has described reports regarding a Flydubai pilot involved in a thwarted hijacking as \"deeply disturbing.\" According to the attorney-general of the United Arab Emirates, pilot Hamad Saif al-Shamsi experienced a \"drift towards extremism and terrorism\" while studying in Melbourne. In response, the Coalition has pledged to tighten visa laws to prevent those preaching hatred from entering Australia and to deport non-citizens who promote violent extremism.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Greens call to block 'shocking and barbaric' US execution live stream",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/greens-call-to-block-shocking-and-barbaric-us-execution-live-stream",
        "published": "2026-10-11T18:35:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Labor’s Digital Duty of Care to be introduced to parliament this week, but Greens will demand changes; Frydenberg says Liberals ‘need to do better’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/australia-news-live-labors-digital-duty-of-care-to-be-introduced-to-13786670",
        "published": "2026-10-11T19:45:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Australia news LIVE: Labor’s Digital Duty of Care to be introduced to parliament this week, but Greens will demand changes; Frydenberg says Liberals ‘need to do better’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/australia-news-live-labors-digital-duty-of-care-to-be-introduced-to",
        "published": "2026-10-11T19:45:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Politics live: Greens call for US execution livestream to be blocked; Flydubai pilot’s Australia links ‘disturbing’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/politics-live-greens-call-for-us-execution-livestream-to-be-blocked",
        "published": "2026-10-11T19:49:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}