{
  "id": 6253452,
  "title": "One Nation’s Warren Pickering admits to illegal drug use and says he is ‘no angel’ in extraordinary press conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/one-nations-warren-pickering-admits-to-illegal-drug-use-and-says-he-6253452",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/one-nations-warren-pickering-admits-to-drug-use-and-says-he-is-no-angel-in-extraordinary-press-conference-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Victorian One Nation leader Warren Pickering admitted to illegal drug use in the past, including ecstasy, methamphetamines, and marijuana, and expressed remorse for his actions that \"hurt people I loved.\" At a press conference on Tuesday, Pickering denied claims made by his ex-partner in The Australian, stating he had never smoked crystal meth in front of children. However, he did not address other allegations, and his ex-partner was barred from attending the press conference.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering admits to previous drug use",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/one-nation-victorian-leader-warren-pickering-admits-to-previous-drug",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:31:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "One Nation state leader admits to drug use",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/one-nation-state-leader-admits-to-drug-use-6252666",
        "published": "2026-09-08T07:58:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "One Nation state leader admits to drug use",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/one-nation-state-leader-admits-to-drug-use",
        "published": "2026-09-08T07:58:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "One Nation’s Warren Pickering admits to illegal drug use and says he is ‘no angel’ in extraordinary press conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/one-nations-warren-pickering-admits-to-illegal-drug-use-and-says-he",
        "published": "2026-09-08T08:04:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}