{
  "id": 12515987,
  "title": "Comedian Dave Hughes to stop speaking at Liberal party events over political donation concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/comedian-dave-hughes-to-stop-speaking-at-liberal-party-events-over-12515987",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:17:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/07/comedian-dave-hughes-liberal-party-donation-law-concerns-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Entertainer alleges complaint made about ‘in-kind’ donations over Victorian fundraisers, where he has been railing against Labor Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Dave Hughes says he will no longer be taking the stage at Victorian Liberal events, claiming the party decided having him on the bill could run afoul of the state’s political donation laws. The comedian,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Comedian Dave Hughes to stop speaking at Liberal party events over political donation concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/comedian-dave-hughes-to-stop-speaking-at-liberal-party-events-over",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:17:22.000Z"
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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."
}