{
  "id": 7911158,
  "title": "Protectionism is surging back, now with intellectual veneer (thanks, Kevin Rudd)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/protectionism-is-surging-back-now-with-intellectual-veneer-thanks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T00:55:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/17/kevin-rudd-protectionism-manufacturing-aukus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As the big political parties embrace protectionism, a former prime minister has stepped forward to offer an intellectual rationale. But that won't change the damage that protectionism causes. The post Protectionism is surging back, now with intellectual veneer (thanks, Kevin Rudd) appeared first on Crikey .",
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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."
}