{
  "id": 3440620,
  "title": "Great SRL Swindle plays us all for mugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/great-srl-swindle-plays-us-all-for-mugs-3440620",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/great-srl-swindle-plays-us-all-for-mugs-20260826-p60roc.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For five years, the rail improvement charge has been the dirty little secret at the heart of the state’s largest transport infrastructure project.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Great SRL Swindle plays us all for mugs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/great-srl-swindle-plays-us-all-for-mugs",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:06:15.000Z"
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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."
}