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  "id": 6768034,
  "title": "Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/labor-ditches-new-packaging-laws-to-cut-plastic-waste-sparking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/12/labor-ditch-new-packaging-laws-breaking-promise-plastic-waste"
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  "summary": "Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has been accused of breaking a promise after it shelved a longstanding commitment to bring in packaging standards intended to force manufacturers and retailers to cut plastic waste.…",
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/labor-ditches-new-packaging-laws-to-cut-plastic-waste-sparking-6772688",
        "published": "2026-09-11T15:00:08.000Z"
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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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