{
  "id": 461080,
  "title": "Premier defends candidate over podcast comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/premier-defends-candidate-over-podcast-comments-461080",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T10:47:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/premier-defends-candidate-over-podcast-comments-20260810-p60n3x.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Western Australia Premier Roger Cook is defending his Secret Harbour candidate over podcast comments made five years ago criticising Labor’s response to sexual harassment.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Premier defends candidate after comments on Labor's 'culture of silence'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/premier-defends-candidate-after-comments-on-labors-culture-of-silence",
        "published": "2026-08-10T06:02:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Premier defends candidate over podcast comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/premier-defends-candidate-over-podcast-comments",
        "published": "2026-08-10T10:47:24.000Z"
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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."
}