{
  "id": 3288867,
  "title": "One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-in-two-minds-about-whether-gay-people",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/26/one-nation-malcolm-roberts-two-minds-gay-equal-rights-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "One Nation's Malcolm Roberts expressed uncertainty about whether gay people should have equal rights. This was revealed in footage from the Church and State conference in June, where Roberts stated he was \"in two minds\" on the issue. The question was prompted by the party's director, James Ashby, who is gay.\n\nRoberts' comments were made in response to a question about Ashby. The footage was released on Sunday.\n\nThe incident was reported by The Guardian and The Guardian Australia, which carried identical information.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-in-two-minds-about-whether-gay-people",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:00:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}