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  "id": 16690442,
  "title": "Payman asks if PM is ‘waiting for what happened to Helen Haines’ to occur again – video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-what-happened-to-helen-haines-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:26:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2026/oct/27/payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-what-happened-to-helen-haines-to-occur-again-video-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At a late-night Senate estimates hearing, Western Australian independent senator Fatima Payman accuses the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, of being 'petty' by not granting her additional staff members after she defected from the Labor party in 2024, driving the point home amid escalating threats of political violence. Payman said she had requested an additional adviser, in line with…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Outrageous’: Payman asks if PM is waiting for attack on her in bitter staff feud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/outrageous-payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-attack-on-her-in-bitter",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:13:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Outrageous’: Payman asks if PM is waiting for attack on her in bitter staff feud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/outrageous-payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-attack-on-her-in-bitter-16668559",
        "published": "2026-10-26T22:13:06.000Z"
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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."
}