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No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment

But the AFP and Victoria police insist they had no intelligence to suggest 43-year-old Brendan Nugent would go on to allegedly drive a Toyota LandCruiser…

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The Guardian reports: But the AFP and Victoria police insist they had no intelligence to suggest 43-year-old Brendan Nugent would go on to allegedly drive a Toyota LandCruiser into the…

This politics story centres on Australia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Helen Haines, MPs and Victoria.

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Australia · Oceania
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The Guardian
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Helen Haines, MPs, Victoria, Follow
Section
Politics

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