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  "id": 17185244,
  "title": "Top judge’s inflammatory WhatsApp message about deputy revealed amid bitter fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/top-judges-inflammatory-whatsapp-message-about-deputy-revealed-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:29:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "NSW Local Court Chief Judge Michael Allen and his deputy Sharon Freund have been at loggerheads for months.",
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        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Syafiq Kyle cherishes late mother's final WhatsApp message following her passing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/showbiz-syafiq-kyle-cherishes-late-mothers-final-whatsapp-message",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:39:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Top judge’s inflammatory WhatsApp message about deputy revealed amid bitter fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/top-judges-inflammatory-whatsapp-message-about-deputy-revealed-amid-17185289",
        "published": "2026-10-30T05:29:18.000Z"
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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."
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