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20 October 2026
Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history with political violence that bears on the future
The attack on Independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has shocked a nation whose politics is normally peaceful even by the standards of mature democracies. A hardworking, decent parliamentarian with ...
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