{
  "id": 146233,
  "title": "Engineer says 50 years of erosion research being ignored",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/engineer-says-50-years-of-erosion-research-being-ignored",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:36:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/beach-erosion-expert-claims-research-ignored/106746240"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations.",
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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."
}