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  "id": 8227396,
  "title": "WA nurses threaten strike action as government delays patient ratio rollout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/wa-nurses-threaten-strike-action-as-government-delays-patient-ratio",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-nurses-threaten-strike-action-as-government-delays-patient-ratio-rollout-20260918-p60yor.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "If industrial action goes ahead, it will be the first time WA nursing staff have committed to a work stoppage since thousands of members went on strike across WA in November 2022.",
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        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Zimbabwe: Nurses Threaten Labour Action Over Government Allowance U-Turn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/zimbabwe-nurses-threaten-labour-action-over-government-allowance-u",
        "published": "2026-09-17T04:45:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "WA nurses threaten strike action as government delays patient ratio rollout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/wa-nurses-threaten-strike-action-as-government-delays-patient-ratio-8227721",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:05:00.000Z"
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