{
  "id": 19307529,
  "title": "‘Do deal or lose work’: Minister’s office freeze-out threat to builder over union disputes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/do-deal-or-lose-work-ministers-office-freeze-out-threat-to-builder-19307529",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:32:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/do-deal-or-lose-work-minister-s-office-freeze-out-threat-to-builder-over-union-disputes-20261110-p61d09.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Construction executives tell inquiry they surrendered site control to CFMEU after state officials delivered political threats and union bosses promised future Big Build work.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Do deal or lose work’: Minister’s office freeze-out threat to builder over union disputes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/do-deal-or-lose-work-ministers-office-freeze-out-threat-to-builder",
        "published": "2026-11-10T08:32:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "‘Sensationalism over governance’: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi over Karnataka’s ethanol blending claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sensationalism-over-governance-union-minister-pralhad-joshi-over",
        "published": "2026-11-10T08:43:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}