{
  "id": 17808374,
  "title": "Guardian Essential poll: record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/guardian-essential-poll-record-number-of-australians-are-turning-17808374",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/03/melbourne-cup-2026-poll-record-numbers-turn-their-backs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup, with more than two-thirds surveyed saying they have low or zero interest in the annual horse race. Support for the Melbourne Cup has been…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}