{
  "id": 16691263,
  "title": "Should we replace controversial colonial statues? Hobart just did",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/should-we-replace-controversial-colonial-statues-hobart-just-did",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/hobart-unveils-william-crowther-statue-replacement/107310812"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A statue of colonial figure William Crowther, toppled in Hobart's Franklin Square in 2024, has been replaced by a native garden ringed with inscribed bronze, in a project believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.",
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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."
}