{
  "id": 146238,
  "title": "If we scrap the 'beer tax', will pub culture and live music thrive again?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/if-we-scrap-the-beer-tax-will-pub-culture-and-live-music-thrive-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:08:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/scrap-beer-tax-for-five-years-what-would-happen-to-pubs/106991272"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The cost of alcohol is grinding Australia's old pub culture and live music venues into dust. Should we keep forging ahead with six-monthly increases in the beer excise?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}