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    "byline": "By HT US Desk",
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    "excerpt": "A tree brought in to help Australian farms has become one of the country's toughest weed problems. The Northern Territory Government says prickly acacia was first introduced to Australia as a shade and fodder tree. It now infests more than 6.6 million hectares of the country and is listed by the government as a Weed of National Significance, a national label applied to weeds with major impacts.",
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    "title": "Australia brought in prickly acacia for shade and fodder; it now infests more than 6.6 million hectares"
}