{
  "id": 18819576,
  "title": "Calls for more funding as Victorian JP numbers dwindle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/calls-for-more-funding-as-victorian-jp-numbers-dwindle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T23:32:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-08/justice-of-the-peace-government-victoria/107345360"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "They are essential for verifying important documents, yet Victoria has 76,000 fewer justice of the peace volunteers than Queensland. Now there are calls for more funding to boost numbers.",
  "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."
}