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  "id": 3616637,
  "title": "Carroll scraps secret $8 billion levy on public transport fares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/carroll-scraps-secret-8-billion-levy-on-public-transport-fares",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:36:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/carroll-scraps-secret-8-billion-levy-on-public-transport-fares-20260827-p60rzt.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A day after the Victorian Auditor-General revealed the secret charge, which was introduced on January 1 last year, the new premier moved to scrap it.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Carroll scraps secret $8 billion levy on public transport fares",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/carroll-scraps-secret-8-billion-levy-on-public-transport-fares-3617004",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:36:03.000Z"
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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."
}