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  "id": 2676211,
  "title": "Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/australia-news-live-victorian-liberals-announce-plan-for-new-appeals-2676211",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T23:37:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/23/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-sydney-swans-police-investigation-alan-jones-antisemitism-inquiry-icac-nsw-liberals-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Victorian Liberals have announced a plan to create a new appeals court in Victoria, Australia, if they are elected to power. Opposition leader Jess Wilson stated that the new court would split the existing court of appeal into two separate courts: a court of criminal appeal and a court of civil appeal. The opposition claims that this move will ensure sentencing of criminals meets community expectations and that each sentence handed down by the new criminal court will form part of case law, establishing appropriate consequences for criminal actions.",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Australia news live: Victorian Liberals announce plan for new appeals court to ensure tougher sentences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/australia-news-live-victorian-liberals-announce-plan-for-new-appeals",
        "published": "2026-08-22T23:31:32.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/live-green-the-key-as-australia-looks-to-extend-lead-on-day-two",
        "published": "2026-08-22T23:35:46.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/shoriful-bags-seven-but-australia-lead-by-146",
        "published": "2026-08-23T01:13:06.000Z"
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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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