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  "id": 8856623,
  "title": "Who is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic posting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/who-is-siobhan-mckenna-the-irreplaceable-former-murdoch-aide-given-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:57:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/21/siobhan-mckenna-newscorp-lachlan-rupert-murdoch-australia-consul-general-to-new-york"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former News Corp executive Siobhan McKenna will be Australia’s next consul general to New York in a surprise appointment given her background as a key strategist and trusted “right hand” to Lachlan Murdoch, a vocal Labor critic. The diplomatic…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/albanese-launches-bid-for-un-security-council-seat-and-names-former",
        "published": "2026-09-20T21:45:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}