{
  "id": 14840799,
  "title": "The Melbourne Star is back from the dead – but can it revive Docklands?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-melbourne-star-is-back-from-the-dead-but-can-it-revive-docklands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T01:37:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/16/melbourne-star-observation-wheel-reopens-5-years-after-covid-closure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When Covid led to the closure of the beleaguered observation wheel in September 2021, I thought it was for good. Five years on, I’m back to take a spin Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I don’t see a single soul as I wander Docklands on a Thursday evening. The only sounds I hear are my own footsteps as I trudge past dark, empty stores. I clamber around garbage bags,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}