{
  "id": 17722766,
  "title": "Labor allegedly used threats and inflated costs to dictate Airport Rail Link",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/labor-allegedly-used-threats-and-inflated-costs-to-dictate-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:29:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/melbourne-airport-rail-link-royal-commission/107335408"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A reported submission to the royal commission alleges the Labor government intentionally inflated costs and threatened to sack a senior public servant to get its preferred Melbourne Airport Rail Link route over the line.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}