{
  "id": 18231548,
  "title": "James Ashby denies attempting to orchestrate One Nation preference deal with Labor ahead of Victorian election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/james-ashby-denies-attempting-to-orchestrate-one-nation-preference",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T02:21:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/05/james-ashby-denies-one-nation-preference-deal-labor-victoria-election-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exclusive: Calls between Ashby and Carroll campaign revealed as One Nation’s Victorian leader pictured meeting with Labor operative Pauline Hanson’s chief strategist has rubbished suggestions he has been attempting to orchestrate a preference deal between One Nation and Victorian Labor ahead of the state election. Two senior Labor sources have told Guardian Australia that James Ashby has…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}