{
  "id": 4817680,
  "title": "Inquiry slams years of government failure before rushed fishing ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/inquiry-slams-years-of-government-failure-before-rushed-fishing-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T07:32:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/tasmania-sand-flathead-fishing-ban-inquiry-report/107104184"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A lower house committee has scrutinised the Tasmanian government's decision to ban people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south. It found the government failed to properly manage the species for years, before rushing through the ban without proper consultation.",
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  "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."
}