{
  "id": 18351487,
  "title": "We asked Ben Carroll’s loved ones to sing his praises. They gave us the same backhanded compliment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/we-asked-ben-carrolls-loved-ones-to-sing-his-praises-they-gave-us-the-18351487",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/we-asked-ben-carroll-s-loved-ones-to-sing-his-praises-they-gave-us-the-same-backhanded-compliment-20261106-p61avi.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The premier has 123 days to make his mark – or lose the job he’s aimed for his entire life. And even he knows his virtues are not necessarily suited to the current political climate.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "We asked Ben Carroll’s loved ones to sing his praises. They gave us the same backhanded compliment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/we-asked-ben-carrolls-loved-ones-to-sing-his-praises-they-gave-us-the",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}