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  "id": 16018526,
  "title": "Grattan on Friday: Politics reflects society, and our society is in poor shape on many fronts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/grattan-on-friday-politics-reflects-society-and-our-society-is-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T07:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://theconversation.com/grattan-on-friday-politics-reflects-society-and-our-society-is-in-poor-shape-on-many-fronts-294864"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As the national political conversation descended into fear and loathing after the attack on Helen Haines, two politicians stepped back from instances of offensive behaviour.",
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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."
}