{"id":2,"date":"2019-05-27T12:53:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T12:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awusite.com\/ronron\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T23:40:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awu.net.au\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"home-banner-slider\" class=\"nega-top\" style=\"background-image: url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AWU-Banner-image-web-BLUE.png');\" data-aos=\"fade-right\"><!-- HEADER BANNER --><br \/>\n<div class='white' style='background:rgba(0,0,0,0); border:solid 0px rgba(0,0,0,0); border-radius:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;'>\n<div id='slider_424' class='owl-carousel sa_owl_theme autohide-arrows' data-slider-id='slider_424' style='visibility:hidden;'>\n<div id='slider_424_slide01' class='sa_hover_container' style='padding:2% 5%; margin:0px 0%; min-height:476px; '><div class=\"wrapper\">\r\n<h2>Stronger Together.<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 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