{
  "id": 6035249,
  "title": "News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/news-live-parents-of-australian-surfers-killed-in-mexico-fly-in-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T20:49:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/07/anthony-albanese-labor-lobbying-rules-greens-social-media-fines-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The parents of two Australian surfers who were killed in Mexico have arrived in the country to attend their trial. The incident has sparked calls for the Labor Party to toughen lobbying rules, with Communications Minister Anika Wells urging the opposition to pass legislation that would strengthen powers for the eSafety Commissioner. The proposed legislation would increase information-gathering powers to investigate non-compliance by social media platforms related to the minimum age ban for social media use, and double the maximum penalty for breaches to nearly $110 million. This comes after the Albanese government introduced an urgent law to strengthen eSafety's powers to enforce the social media minimum age law, which has been under scrutiny since its introduction over two months ago.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/news-live-parents-of-australian-surfers-killed-in-mexico-fly-in-for-6036891",
        "published": "2026-09-06T20:49:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "At least 10 killed in central Mexico fireworks blast during festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/at-least-10-killed-in-central-mexico-fireworks-blast-during-festival",
        "published": "2026-09-06T21:08:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}