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  "id": 3327337,
  "title": "One common factor among ICAC witnesses makes their questionable actions even more stupid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/one-common-factor-among-icac-witnesses-makes-their-questionable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/one-common-factor-among-icac-witnesses-makes-their-questionable-actions-even-more-stupid-20260824-p60qzi.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "A central theme of a new inquiry is the way in which so many political operatives threw away their own opportunities for fresh starts.",
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        "title": "One common factor among ICAC witnesses makes their questionable actions even more stupid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/one-common-factor-among-icac-witnesses-makes-their-questionable-3327650",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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