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  "id": 7648664,
  "title": "US delegation pressed Australia to end Port of Darwin lease, ramp up defence spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-delegation-pressed-australia-to-end-port-of-darwin-lease-ramp-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T22:33:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/us-delegation-pressed-australia-to-end-port-of-darwin-lease-ramp-up-defence-spending-20260916-p60xox.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“It’s an issue,” said Republican congressman Michael McCaul – co-chair of the US-Australia relations group in Congress – following his recent visit to Canberra.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "US delegation pressed Australia to end Port of Darwin lease, ramp up defence spending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-delegation-pressed-australia-to-end-port-of-darwin-lease-ramp-up-7648986",
        "published": "2026-09-15T22:33:03.000Z"
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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."
}