{
  "id": 14911681,
  "title": "Victoria’s shocking funding gap ahead of what could be a horror fire season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/victorias-shocking-funding-gap-ahead-of-what-could-be-a-horror-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victoria-s-shocking-funding-gap-ahead-of-what-could-be-a-horror-fire-season-20261016-p615rz.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The auditor-general has revealed a massive shortfall in fire preparedness spending, a critical part of the state’s emergency response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}