{
  "id": 15829878,
  "title": "Pencil case to blame for premier’s petrol station blunder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pencil-case-to-blame-for-premiers-petrol-station-blunder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:02:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/pencil-case-to-blame-for-premier-s-petrol-station-blunder-20261021-p617ek.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Premier Ben Carroll has admitted to forgetting to pay for his petrol before driving off from a service station, but says the slip-up shows politicians are “human beings”.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Pencil case to blame for premier’s petrol station blunder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pencil-case-to-blame-for-premiers-petrol-station-blunder-15830201",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:02:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}