{
  "id": 15702316,
  "title": "Australia brought in the giant sensitive plant as an ornamental curiosity; it has affected 140,000 hectares, with 4.6 million hectares at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australia-brought-in-the-giant-sensitive-plant-as-an-ornamental",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T04:42:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/australia-brought-in-the-giant-sensitive-plant-as-an-ornamental-curiosity-it-has-affected-140-000-hectares-with-4-6-million-hectares-at-risk-101791796695036.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brought to the Northern Territory in the late 1800s as an ornamental curiosity, mimosa now affects up to 140,000 hectares, with 4.6 million at risk.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Australia brought in prickly acacia for shade and fodder; it now infests more than 6.6 million hectares",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/australia-brought-in-prickly-acacia-for-shade-and-fodder-it-now",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:14:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}