{
  "id": 847223,
  "title": "Ex-One Nation candidate 'sorry' for labelling gay people mentally ill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/ex-one-nation-candidate-sorry-for-labelling-gay-people-mentally-ill",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:08:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/former-one-nation-candidate-apologises-for-homophobic-comments-/107038344"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former One Nation candidate has apologised for describing gay people as having a mental illness, saying he was repeating something he \"heard people saying on social media\".",
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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."
}