{
  "id": 6364679,
  "title": "Blanche d’Alpuget, writer and wife of Bob Hawke, dies aged 82",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/blanche-dalpuget-writer-and-wife-of-bob-hawke-dies-aged-82",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T01:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/blanche-dalpuget-writer-and-wife-of-bob-hawke-dies-aged-82"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In her final statement, d’Alpuget said ‘our highest calling and greatest achievement is love’ Blanche d’Alpuget, Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82. D’Alpuget was an acclaimed writer, whose work includes the highly regarded biography of Hawke which won the New South Wales Premier’s Award. Continue reading...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/blanche-dalpuget-author-and-wife-to-bob-hawke-dies-at-82",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:00:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Author and journalist Blanche d’Alpuget dies aged 82",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/author-and-journalist-blanche-dalpuget-dies-aged-82",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Author and journalist Blanche d’Alpuget dies aged 82",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/author-and-journalist-blanche-dalpuget-dies-aged-82-6364705",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Blanche d’Alpuget author widow of ex-Australian PM Bob Hawke, dies at 82",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/blanche-dalpuget-author-widow-of-ex-australian-pm-bob-hawke-dies-at-82",
        "published": "2026-09-09T06:12:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}