{
  "id": 18023144,
  "title": "‘He can’t win. I can’: Inside Dinnergate and the ABC’s stoush with Peter Costello",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/he-cant-win-i-can-inside-dinnergate-and-the-abcs-stoush-with-peter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:25:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/04/margaret-simons-going-digital-the-transformation-of-the-abc-peter-costello-john-howard/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2005, Peter Costello told three journalists over dinner he’d challenge John Howard, then said it never happened. What followed influences ABC policy to this day. The post ‘He can’t win. I can’: Inside Dinnergate and the ABC’s stoush with Peter Costello appeared first on Crikey .",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}