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  "id": 3573344,
  "title": "Ben Carroll says he respects taxpayer money. His party needs a spell in opposition to rediscover what this means",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ben-carroll-says-he-respects-taxpayer-money-his-party-needs-a-spell-3573344",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T19:00:00.000Z",
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    "name": "The Age",
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    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/ben-carroll-says-he-respects-taxpayer-money-his-party-needs-a-spell-in-opposition-to-rediscover-what-this-means-20260825-p60reh.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Seats won and lost is the only calculus that mattered to Daniel Andrews and to a dwindling group of government MPs who believe that staying in power covers all manner of sins.",
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        "title": "Ben Carroll says he respects taxpayer money. His party needs a spell in opposition to rediscover what this means",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ben-carroll-says-he-respects-taxpayer-money-his-party-needs-a-spell",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:00:00.000Z"
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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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