{
  "id": 15829032,
  "title": "Haines’ alleged attacker was once progressive. The left needs to pay attention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/haines-alleged-attacker-was-once-progressive-the-left-needs-to-pay",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/21/helen-haines-brendan-nugent-progressives-political-violence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "We don’t yet know the motivations of Brendan Nugent, charged with allegedly ramming independent MP Helen Haines with his car. But the fact he was once very left-wing cannot be dismissed. The post Haines’ alleged attacker was once progressive. The left needs to pay attention appeared first on Crikey .",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}