{
  "id": 2424447,
  "title": "Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/victorian-labor-promises-free-dental-care-if-re-elected-in-australia-2424447",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/22/victoria-labor-free-dental-care-ben-carroll-election-promise"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorians would be able to walk into a dental clinic and receive free checkups and treatment under an Australian-first proposal the Labor government will take to the November state election. The premier, Ben Carroll, will…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/victorian-labor-promises-free-dental-care-if-re-elected-in-australia",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:00:42.000Z"
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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."
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