{
  "id": 518739,
  "title": "Branch stacking isn’t new, but this level of institutional decay is",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/branch-stacking-isnt-new-but-this-level-of-institutional-decay-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T00:52:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/11/branch-stacking-australia-liberal-labor-party-history/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The way branch stacking has developed over the past century tells us everything about the degradation of the major parties. The post Branch stacking isn’t new, but this level of institutional decay is appeared first on Crikey .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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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."
}