{
  "id": 10104449,
  "title": "‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cash-grab-one-nation-demands-up-to-630-000-from-victorian-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T00:46:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/27/one-nation-to-demand-thousands-from-victorian-election-candidates-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Guardian Australia has reported that One Nation, a political party, may collect up to $633,000 from potential candidates who applied to run in the Victorian state election. However, many applicants have expressed feeling \"used, lied to, misled and gaslit\" following a \"pay-to-play\" application process, with some being rejected despite expressing an interest in running for the party. Former councillors, mayors, and deputy mayors who were part of this process have shared their experiences, raising questions about the legitimacy of One Nation's approach to recruiting candidates for the upcoming election.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/cash-grab-one-nation-demands-up-to-630-000-from-victorian-election-10104875",
        "published": "2026-09-27T00:46:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}