{
  "id": 904248,
  "title": "What dozens of empty chairs revealed about Australia's racism inquiry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/what-dozens-of-empty-chairs-revealed-about-australias-racism-inquiry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/inquiry-racism-hate-violence-aboriginal-torres-strait-islander/107030370"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Witnesses laid bare the impact of racism on their lives in hearings held around the nation. But the repeated absence of key decision makers raises questions about who was listening and what the impact will be.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}