{
  "id": 188009,
  "title": "How a bitter firefighters' pay dispute turned toxic in Victoria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/how-a-bitter-firefighters-pay-dispute-turned-toxic-in-victoria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T19:10:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ibac-operation-richmond-firefighters-union-report-dan-andrews/107001568"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IBAC's Operation Richmond found former premier Daniel Andrews, his senior ministers and public servants breached codes of conduct during protracted negotiations over a firefighters' wage deal in 2016.",
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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."
}