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  "id": 2399255,
  "title": "Cults, setups, and devastating rumours: years after their downfalls, these former NSW MPs are exacting their revenge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/cults-setups-and-devastating-rumours-years-after-their-downfalls-2399255",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/22/cults-setups-and-devastating-rumours-years-after-their-downfalls-these-former-nsw-mps-are-exacting-their-revenge-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "David Elliott and Eleni Petinos believe they were brought down by their own party. The Icac hearing has given them a chance to set the record straight Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. It’s been almost four years since the former New South Wales MP, David Elliott, announced that he would not seek preselection for a seat in…",
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        "title": "Cults, setups, and devastating rumours: years after their downfalls, these former NSW MPs are exacting their revenge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/cults-setups-and-devastating-rumours-years-after-their-downfalls",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:00:37.000Z"
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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."
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