{"podcast":{"title":"Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","podcast_index_feed_id":7572838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/washington-mystics-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":197,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Melbourne News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Melbourne—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Melbourne News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening in your city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:17:27.701480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838"},"episode":{"title":"Liberal Party Under Fire Over Alleged Corruption | Melbourne News","slug":"liberal-party-under-fire-over-alleged-corruption-melbourne-news","published_at":"2026-07-27T15:09:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/liberal-party-under-fire-over-alleged-corruption-melbourne-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/86104ae13aeac205","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/514c9902-0868-4c77-bd5b-51781b0863d1.mp3","summary":"NSW’s anti-corruption watchdog is exposing a brewing scandal inside the Liberal Party, with explosive allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations, and meddling in preselections. Secret recordings reveal a fugitive developer bragging about wielding political power and threatening politicians — even targeting the state’s building commissioner. He allegedly funneled millions to a group of Liberal operatives, the “Reformers” — including the brothers of a former premier — to influence party decisions and push a conservative agenda. Decrypted messages and evidence of high-profile fundraisers are fueling the inquiry, which now investigates whether money in politics corrupted key decisions on development, leadership, and even political ousters. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/86104ae13aeac205","meta_description":"NSW’s anti-corruption watchdog is exposing a brewing scandal inside the Liberal Party, with explosive allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":99,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/liberal-party-under-fire-over-alleged-corruption-melbourne-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/liberal-party-under-fire-over-alleged-corruption-melbourne-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}