{
  "id": 14890282,
  "title": "MPs clash over grilling of Exclusive Brethren leader on alleged election campaigning – video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mps-clash-over-grilling-of-exclusive-brethren-leader-on-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:35:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2026/oct/16/mps-clash-over-grilling-of-exclusive-brethren-leader-on-alleged-election-campaigning-video-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exclusive Brethren leader Bruce Hales denies any role in coordinating church members’ campaigning for the Liberals during the 2025 federal election, telling a parliamentary inquiry he had ‘no knowledge’ of the events and ‘no part in planning them’. Hales says his sons may have deliberately kept him in the dark, saying it was ‘quite likely’ they had not sought his permission, as MPs grilled him…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Exclusive Brethren head denies knowing church members were volunteering for Liberal party during 2025 election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/exclusive-brethren-head-denies-knowing-church-members-were",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:58:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}