{
  "id": 16085804,
  "title": "He did the numbers for Kennett and Andrews. He says it’s time for ‘belt tightening’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/he-did-the-numbers-for-kennett-and-andrews-he-says-its-time-for-belt-16085804",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/he-did-the-numbers-for-kennett-and-andrews-he-says-it-s-time-for-belt-tightening-20261023-p61724.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The auditor who helped repair Victoria’s finances under Jeff Kennett and costed Daniel Andrews’ promises has warned the major parties to slow spending on election sweeteners.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "He did the numbers for Kennett and Andrews. He says it’s time for ‘belt tightening’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/he-did-the-numbers-for-kennett-and-andrews-he-says-its-time-for-belt",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}