{
  "id": 2225410,
  "title": "High Court admission of secret recording could open doors for victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/high-court-admission-of-secret-recording-could-open-doors-for-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:42:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/high-court-rules-secret-recording-admissible-in-rape-case/107046278"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Family lawyers say a High Court decision to admit a secret recording of a man admitting he had raped his wife while she slept, could open the door to secret recordings by victims of serious crime being more readily considered by courts.",
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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."
}