{
  "id": 18005161,
  "title": "Gas policy consultants worked for industry and government at same time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/gas-policy-consultants-worked-for-industry-and-government-at-same-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-04/acil-allen-gas-policy-government-industry-same-time/107335714"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A consulting firm hired by the federal government to help develop its gas strategy was simultaneously doing paid work for the gas industry, and did not disclose that conflict of interest to the energy department.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}