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  "id": 196502,
  "title": "Queensland builder fined over rust-coloured canal pollution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/queensland-builder-fined-over-rust-coloured-canal-pollution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T22:33:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/queensland-builder-fined-over-rust-coloured-canal-pollution/106982726"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An investigation by Gold Coast's council finds a builder mismanaged its dewatering program and allowed contaminated water to leak into Palm Beach's canals.",
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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."
}