{
  "id": 18213801,
  "title": "Victoria’s graft and corruption must stop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/victorias-graft-and-corruption-must-stop",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/11/victorias-graft-and-corruption-must-stop/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Victorian infrastructure projects have been mired in rorts and corruption, which have helped push the state into severe debt and undermined faith in government and institutions. For example, across multiple inquiries, reports, and economic analyses, the CFMEU’s conduct on Victoria’s Big Build is consistently linked to higher construction costs, lower productivity, and systemic rorting that The…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}