{
  "id": 7755911,
  "title": "‘Can’t fatten the pig on market day’: Labor’s $2.7 billion splurge on gridlocked suburbs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cant-fatten-the-pig-on-market-day-labors-2-7-billion-splurge-on",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/can-t-fatten-the-pig-on-market-day-labor-s-2-7-billion-splurge-on-gridlocked-suburbs-20260916-p60xtd.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While Victoria’s pothole problem has received widespread attention, a new election battlefront is emerging over billions of dollars worth of road upgrades promised in key seats.",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Can’t fatten the pig on market day’: Labor’s $2.7 billion splurge on gridlocked suburbs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/cant-fatten-the-pig-on-market-day-labors-2-7-billion-splurge-on-7756248",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}