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  "id": 16291577,
  "title": "‘On the verge of breakdown’: MPs’ staff burnt out from online hate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/on-the-verge-of-breakdown-mps-staff-burnt-out-from-online-hate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/on-the-verge-of-breakdown-mps-staff-burnt-out-from-online-hate-20261024-p6184e.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Politicians have been forced to turn off their office’s phone lines, order staff not to review constituent emails, and send their employees home to recuperate, amid a deluge of vitriol.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘On the verge of breakdown’: MPs’ staff burnt out from online hate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/on-the-verge-of-breakdown-mps-staff-burnt-out-from-online-hate-16292023",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}