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  "id": 8148805,
  "title": "A-League season start under threat with referees on strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-league-season-start-under-threat-with-referees-on-strike-8148805",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:35:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/a-league-referees-strike-season/107163594"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The A-League Men and Women seasons are just one month away. However, that start date is at risk as the nation's referees go on strike over \"detrimental\" and \"untenable\" changes over their work conditions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "A-League season start under threat with referees on strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-league-season-start-under-threat-with-referees-on-strike",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:35:39.000Z"
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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."
}