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  "id": 15869096,
  "title": "Soft-spoken David Pocock has big ambitions – but first he wants politicians to ‘double down’ on kindness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/soft-spoken-david-pocock-has-big-ambitions-but-first-he-wants-15869096",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T07:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/david-pocock-big-ambitions-first-speech-to-national-press-club-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "Independent senator’s goals ‘much bigger’ than prime ministership, he reveals in first speech to National Press Club Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast He’s six foot tall and full of muscle, but David Pocock’s real strength is often sounding like the most sensible, commonsense voice in the room. At his first speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, he said he…",
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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."
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