{
  "id": 16055150,
  "title": "Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sexualised-violent-threats-female-victorian-mps-fear-for-their-safety",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/23/victorian-mps-women-high-alert-safety-state-election-helen-haines-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hostility from constituents is not new for the state’s politicians, including its premiers. But the alleged attack on Helen Haines has sent a chill down the collective spine Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast On Monday night, Georgie Purcell shared a statement on social media in support of Helen Haines, who earlier that day had been allegedly attacked by a constituent in…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}