Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
1 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
61/100
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A failed federal Liberal candidate and anti-trans campaigner from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, a forklift driver, and a South Coast surf lifesaver are among One Nation candidates contesting the NSW state election in March.
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candidate → fail → March
One Nation NSW leader Mike Newman on Sunday announced four new upper house candidates for the state poll as he emphasised their “real-world experience” and said the group was “not a team of career politicians”.
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group → announce → politicians
“This is a team that reflects our membership ...
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that → reflect → membership
They are not taxpayer-funded political careerists or cookie-cutter candidates,” Newman said.
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Newman → fund → ?
The candidates are Sydney lawyer Katherine Deves, who is the former Liberal Party candidate for the federal seat of Warringah; Arnon Wither from the Hunter region, who has worked in manufacturing, construction; educator and mother-of-eight Manti Steele from western NSW; and teacher and surf lifesaver Daniel Hill from the NSW South Coast.
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who → work → Coast
The four will join controversial Singleton cattle farmer and coal miner Stuart Bonds, who is the top upper house candidate for the party in NSW, and Tamworth firearms manufacturer Jeff Bacon.
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who → join → NSW
Deves, a prominent campaigner opposing the inclusion of trans women in women’s sport, was the Liberal Party’s pick to take on Warringah MP Zali Steggall at the 2022 election.
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Deves → oppose → election
Her candidacy prompted a firestorm of criticism, and she issued a series of apologies over social media posts including one in which she compared her anti-trans activism to resistance against the Nazis.
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she → prompt → Nazis
Bonds told protesters at a rally against “mass migration” this month that Australians were “being demographically replaced inside our own nation” – remarks Premier Chris Minns described as “horrific”.
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Minns → tell → remarks
The line-up announced on Sunday does not include one-time NSW Coalition figures defectors including former federal Liberal senator Hollie Hughes, former NSW upper house Liberal MP Lou Amato, or ex-Wollondilly Liberal MP Nathaniel Smith.
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up → announce → Hughes
They could also run for a spot in the lower house.
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They → run → house
One Nation is a growing threat to NSW Labor in the March 2027 state election.
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Nation → grow → election
Minns has previously expressed his view that Newman will “either be the premier or the opposition leader” next year.
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Newman → express → view
Recent Resolve polling shows 25 per cent of NSW voters intend to vote for One Nation in March.
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cent → show → March
However, last week’s Resolve Political Monitor survey revealed voters perceived Minns and Labor as superior to the Coalition or One Nation on managing hospitals and health services, the education system and housing.
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voters → reveal → hospitals
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