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  "id": 18512330,
  "title": "David Jones was months behind in payments to some small Australian brands before going into administration, suppliers say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/david-jones-was-months-behind-in-payments-to-some-small-australian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T14:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/07/david-jones-was-months-behind-in-payments-to-some-small-australian-brands-before-going-into-administration-suppliers-say"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Global luxury fashion houses clear their stock from the embattled retailer, but smaller local businesses are at the bottom of the creditor pile Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In April, half of a 40ft shipping container loaded with premium water bottles, coffee tumblers, wine coolers, Eskies and other drinkware was dispatched to David Jones’s flagship stores, marking…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Brands asked to keep supplying David Jones despite unpaid debts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/brands-asked-to-keep-supplying-david-jones-despite-unpaid-debts",
        "published": "2026-11-06T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}