{
  "id": 3451530,
  "title": "Shellfish thieves in Australia make off with 400,000 oysters worth US$250,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/shellfish-thieves-in-australia-make-off-with-400-000-oysters-worth-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3365302/shellfish-thieves-australia-make-400000-oysters-worth-us250000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Australian police said on Wednesday they were on the hunt for thieves who made off with hundreds of thousands of oysters. The molluscs have an estimated total value of A$350,000 (US$250,000) and were lifted from an oyster farm near the town of Taree, north of Sydney, New South Wales police said. Over 300 bags, containing 400,000 oysters, were stolen. Police are urging the public to come forward…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}