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  "title": "Disgraced Australian author Craig Silvey pens 9000-word apology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/disgraced-australian-author-craig-silvey-pens-9000-word-apology",
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        "published": "2026-11-02T12:53:08.000Z"
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        "title": "Disgraced Australian author Craig Silvey pens 9000-word apology",
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