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  "id": 14641430,
  "title": "Victoria has ‘no choice’ but to confront growing debt problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/victoria-has-no-choice-but-to-confront-growing-debt-problem-14641430",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
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    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victoria-has-no-choice-but-to-confront-growing-debt-problem-20261015-p615i8.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Businessman Paul Bassat says Victorians are ready to have a serious discussion about government debt. Are our political leaders up for it?",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Victoria has ‘no choice’ but to confront growing debt problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/victoria-has-no-choice-but-to-confront-growing-debt-problem",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:13:35.000Z"
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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."
}