{
  "id": 16198262,
  "title": "The Helen Haines tragedy has shocked Australia. Its horrors highlight the crumbling foundations of our system | Tom McIlroy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/the-helen-haines-tragedy-has-shocked-australia-its-horrors-highlight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/24/helen-haines-tragedy-political-violence-australia-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For many, especially women in parliament and other positions of authority, the arrival of violence in Australian politics has been long expected Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The awful tragedy that occurred in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon overshadowed a story Helen Haines cares deeply about. Earlier that day, the attorney general announced the appointment of a new…",
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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."
}