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Safety of Australian women MPs in focus after man with nunchucks threatens staff

Associated Press · South China Morning Post
Published 22 Oct 2026, 6:21 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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A man has been charged with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff with nunchucks, police said on Thursday, days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly hit her with a car. The incidents are heightening concerns about female politicians’ safety and raising concerns about security in a country where lawmakers are highly accessible to the public. Police say that a 56-year-old man entered Western Australian state government minister Hannah Beazley’s electorate...

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