{
  "id": 16355531,
  "title": "Inside the storm: On the front line of Victoria’s stretched emergency departments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/inside-the-storm-on-the-front-line-of-victorias-stretched-emergency-16355531",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/inside-the-storm-on-the-front-line-of-victoria-s-stretched-emergency-departments-20261025-p616o2.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More complex cases, older patients and substance abuse problems are clogging the state’s emergency departments. A government pledge to hire more staff could help – but doctors say that’s only half the story.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Inside the storm: On the front line of Victoria’s stretched emergency departments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/inside-the-storm-on-the-front-line-of-victorias-stretched-emergency",
        "published": "2026-10-24T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}