{
  "id": 1447957,
  "title": "Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/victorian-teachers-are-to-be-the-best-paid-in-australia-a-union-1447957",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:10:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/17/australia-victoria-teachers-union-vote-pay-deal"
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  "summary": "Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s school teachers are to become the highest paid in the country, after accepting the state government’s latest pay and conditions…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/victorian-teachers-are-to-be-the-best-paid-in-australia-a-union",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:10:55.000Z"
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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."
}