{
  "id": 18198223,
  "title": "Outback town abandoned after council 'drops the ball'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/outback-town-abandoned-after-council-drops-the-ball",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T22:34:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-05/urandangi-residents-cannot-return-three-years-after-floods/107342290"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than three years after floods destroyed the remote outback town of Urandangi, residents still cannot return home, with the local council unable to fund essential rebuilds.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}