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  "id": 16855278,
  "title": "Abusive patients to pay for ambulance care under Labor election policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/abusive-patients-to-pay-for-ambulance-care-under-labor-election-policy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-28T05:29:47.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-28/ambulance-victoria-paramedics-abusive-patients-labor/107318822"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Healthcare workers have welcomed a promise to crack down on abusive patients, while advocacy groups warn vulnerable people could be left without vital services.",
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}