{
  "id": 279558,
  "title": "What is the 'singles tax' and is it real?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/what-is-the-singles-tax-and-is-it-real",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/how-to-avoid-singles-tax-cost-of-living-your-say/106953804"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The singles tax has nothing to do with the ATO, it's the extra people pay when they can't split costs like rent, internet, insurance and other household bills the way couples can.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}