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  "id": 17314157,
  "title": "A top-secret spy mission, a decades-old scandal – and the Austin Powers-esque saga to lift the lid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/a-top-secret-spy-mission-a-decades-old-scandal-and-the-austin-powers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T00:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/31/timor-leste-australia-bugging-rex-patrick-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the world Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A campaign to uncover any documents relating to whether Australian spies bugged Timor-Leste to gain the upper hand in sensitive oil and gas negotiations will be a little less secret after a…",
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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."
}