{
  "id": 6975209,
  "title": "Urban sprawl wins again: Why Labor’s plan to infill middle Melbourne is falling short",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/urban-sprawl-wins-again-why-labors-plan-to-infill-middle-melbourne-is",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/urban-sprawl-wins-again-why-labor-s-plan-to-infill-middle-melbourne-is-falling-short-20260908-p60vhn.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three years after Daniel Andrews promised to rein in urban sprawl, fresh ABS data shows almost half of all new housing approvals are stuck on Melbourne’s fringe.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Urban sprawl wins again: Why Labor’s plan to infill middle Melbourne is falling short",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/urban-sprawl-wins-again-why-labors-plan-to-infill-middle-melbourne-is-6975646",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}