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  "id": 16834482,
  "title": "Councils struggle to access millions in flood recovery funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/councils-struggle-to-access-millions-in-flood-recovery-funding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:44:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-28/emergency-fund-delays/107313760"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Central Australian councils say months of paperwork and costly assessments have delayed disaster recovery funding, as the federal government moves to reform the system.",
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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."
}