{
  "id": 15820805,
  "title": "‘I forgot to pay’: Victoria’s premier Ben Carroll drives off without paying for petrol, sparking police inquiries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/i-forgot-to-pay-victorias-premier-ben-carroll-drives-off-without",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:05:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/i-forgot-to-pay-victorian-premier-ben-carroll-drove-off-with-paying-for-petrol-sparking-police-inquiries-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After being contacted by officers, politician says, he has paid bill and is ‘grateful for the team at the servo for their understanding’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On Tuesday night, Ben Carroll received a phone call: police were looking for him. The Victorian premier had met with the state’s police commissioner earlier that morning – so he wasn’t exactly hard to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "‘I forgot to pay’: Victoria’s premier Ben Carroll drives off without paying for petrol, sparking police inquiries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/i-forgot-to-pay-victorias-premier-ben-carroll-drives-off-without-15822968",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:05:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Carroll on petrol bungle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/carroll-on-petrol-bungle",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:36:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Carroll on petrol bungle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/carroll-on-petrol-bungle-15822935",
        "published": "2026-10-20T23:36:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}