{
  "id": 6400132,
  "title": "Albanese says ABC ‘should do better’ after it revealed his membership of golf club given $6m grant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/albanese-says-abc-should-do-better-after-it-revealed-his-membership",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/albanese-says-abc-should-do-better-after-it-revealed-his-membership-of-golf-club-given-6m-grant"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Funding from $560m invitation-only scheme prompts calls to make grant rules more transparent Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has claimed he did not know he was a member of his local golf club when his government gave it $6m for renovations, accusing the ABC of inappropriate reporting. The money came from an opaque $560m invitation-only grants scheme…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Albanese says ABC ‘should do better’ after it revealed his membership of golf club given $6m grant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/albanese-says-abc-should-do-better-after-it-revealed-his-membership-6400728",
        "published": "2026-09-09T07:44:29.000Z"
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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."
}