{
  "id": 18381722,
  "title": "Labor rusted-ons are in denial about government spending. Time to face facts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/labor-rusted-ons-are-in-denial-about-government-spending-time-to-face",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:48:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/06/labor-government-spending-budget-debt-gdp-inflation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defenders of Labor's higher government spending insist it isn't causing inflation. But the facts are clear. The post Labor rusted-ons are in denial about government spending. Time to face facts appeared first on Crikey .",
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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."
}