{
  "id": 10759011,
  "title": "‘He’d lose to an empty chair’: The Labor preselection tactic to save two ministers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hed-lose-to-an-empty-chair-the-labor-preselection-tactic-to-save-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/he-d-lose-to-an-empty-chair-the-labor-preselection-tactic-to-save-two-ministers-20260930-p6115p.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The party’s head office has held off opening preselections in two seats held by ministers in the Minns government over fears they would lose their seats.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘He’d lose to an empty chair’: The Labor preselection tactic to save two ministers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/hed-lose-to-an-empty-chair-the-labor-preselection-tactic-to-save-two-10759031",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}