{
  "id": 154503,
  "title": "Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/corruption-probe-into-andrews-era-firefighters-negotiations-handed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T23:45:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/vic-operation-richmond-ibac-report-daniel-andrews-ufu/106997618"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The IBAC report into a bitter pay dispute between the Victorian government and firefighters during the Andrews era found United Firefighters Union boss Peter Marshall had privileged access to government figures, but stopped short of any finding of corrupt conduct.",
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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."
}