{
  "id": 7677324,
  "title": "A petrol can, a drill and six dead trees: Sydney tree vandal avoids conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-petrol-can-a-drill-and-six-dead-trees-sydney-tree-vandal-avoids-7677324",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T01:36:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/a-petrol-can-a-drill-and-six-dead-trees-sydney-tree-vandal-avoids-conviction-20260913-p60www.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The case sparked community anger with residents erecting “tree graveyard” signs and prompting debate over whether laws are enough to deter vandalism of public trees.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "A petrol can, a drill and six dead trees: Sydney tree vandal avoids conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/a-petrol-can-a-drill-and-six-dead-trees-sydney-tree-vandal-avoids",
        "published": "2026-09-16T01:36:52.000Z"
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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."
}