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16
sentences that state something as happening or true
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19%
3 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A One Nation candidate in the upcoming Victorian state election has been forced to drop out after a series of offensive online comments resurfaced.
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series → force → comments
Matthew Collins, who had been running in the inner-city electorate of Melbourne, apologised for the comments after withdrawing his candidacy.
The 35-year-old said the past posts, which suggested he did not believe in obtaining consent from women, no longer represented who he was.
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he → run → women
'I am very sorry for the unacceptable comments that I made,' he said in a statement provided by the party.
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he → make → party
'They are not reflective of who I am as a person now, and I deeply regret ever having made them.'
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I → regret → them
According to The Age, the comments made on a since-deleted X account included labelling asking for sexual consent from a woman as 'cringe'.
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comments → accord → cringe
He reportedly posted in 2020 that he had 'never once asked any woman for any form of consent, ever'.
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he → post → consent
'It's all implied by a woman's actions and attraction levels which any astute man will be paying attention to,' the post said.
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post → imply → attention
Matthew Collins (pictured), who had been running in the inner-city electorate of Melbourne, apologised for the comments after withdrawing his candidacy
The comments made on a since-deleted X account included labelling asking for sexual consent from a woman as 'cringe'
A One Nation spokesperson said the party did not condone the comments.
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party → picture → comments
Federal party leader Pauline Hanson is pictured
A One Nation spokesperson said the party did not condone the comments.
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party → picture → comments
'One Nation Victoria has been made aware of a number of offensive comments posted on social media by our candidate for Melbourne, Matthew Collins,' they said.
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they → make → Melbourne
'Mr Collins acknowledges his comments were offensive and unacceptable, and One Nation Victoria has accepted his resignation from the candidacy.
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Victoria → acknowledge → candidacy
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When asked about the controversy on Sunday, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson said the former One Nation candidate should be condemned for his online views.
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candidate → ask → views
'Well, I don't believe he's running as the candidate anymore, but they were absolutely disgusting comments,' she said.
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she → believe → candidate
Mr Collins' profile on the One Nation website lists him as newly married and running a small business after beginning his career in sales.
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profile → list → sales
His political priorities included restoring community safety, easing cost-of-living pressure on families and small business, and increasing government accountability.
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priorities → include → accountability
One Nation has been consistently polling third behind the coalition and Labor ahead of the state election, putting it in a position to pick up several seats.
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Nation → poll → seats
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