{
  "id": 15844822,
  "title": "Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history of political violence | Joshua Black and Frank Bongiorno",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/australian-democracy-is-usually-peaceful-but-theres-a-homegrown",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T02:59:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/21/australian-history-of-political-violence-helen-haines-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Like other features of our public landscape, both good and bad, political violence has a history in Australia – one from which we may learn The alleged 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 hard-working, decent parliamentarian with a strong moral compass and a gift for achieving…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}