{
  "id": 9698648,
  "title": "I went looking for the poo at Coogee beach but all I found was a beautiful day for a swim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/i-went-looking-for-the-poo-at-coogee-beach-but-all-i-found-was-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T03:52:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/25/poo-at-coogee-beach-water-quality-pollution-ratings-sydney"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Popular beach ranks as Sydney’s worst for faecal pollution – again – but Caitlin Cassidy discovers happy children and families In the Dharug language spoken by the local Aboriginal people, Coogee, derived from “koojah” or “koojay”, translates to “bad smell”, “rotting seaweed” or “stinking place”. It was with some precedent, then, that this week Coogee ranked as the Sydney ocean beach most…",
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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."
}