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  "id": 14861934,
  "title": "Ben Roberts-Smith launches personal brand to fund war-crimes defence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ben-roberts-smith-launches-personal-brand-to-fund-war-crimes-defence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:46:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/ben-roberts-smith-launches-personal-brand-to-fund-war-crimes-defence-20261016-p6164t.html?ref=rss"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The disgraced soldier has launched his own brand with a slick promotional video as he awaits trial on five war-crime murder charges.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Ben Roberts-Smith launches personal brand to fund war-crimes defence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ben-roberts-smith-launches-personal-brand-to-fund-war-crimes-defence-14861954",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:46:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "‘It’s about the underdog’: Ben Roberts-Smith launches brand to support family amid legal battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/its-about-the-underdog-ben-roberts-smith-launches-brand-to-support",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:55:32.000Z"
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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."
}