{
  "id": 16362605,
  "title": "When Aboriginal people appeared in a 1950 film they were asked to invent dialogue. Now a spotlight is shining on the tale they told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/when-aboriginal-people-appeared-in-a-1950-film-they-were-asked-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T19:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/25/aboriginal-extras-1950-film-bitter-springs-translation-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bitter Springs was one of the first mainstream stories to challenge the right of settlers to take Indigenous land. A translation project has revealed the ‘creativity and genius’ of its Anangu extras • Warning : This story contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died The first time Vonda Last watched Bitter Springs, she recognised her grandfather. The black-and-white…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}