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10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Left-wing activist Hannah Ferguson has contradicted herself on political violence after the alleged targeted attack on independent MP Helen Haines this week.
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Ferguson → contradict → Haines
Last year, in the wake of the assassination of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk, the Australian influencer, 28, questioned whether violence was 'sometimes necessary'.
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violence → question → Kirk
However, Ferguson's recent comments appeared at odds with those remarks after Haines was allegedly attacked outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in Victoria's north, on Monday afternoon.
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Haines → appear → afternoon
Haines, who is the MP for Indi in Victoria, has had one leg amputated as doctors try to save the other.
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doctors → have → other
She remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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Speaking on Seven's Sunrise on Tuesday, Ferguson urged the importance of 'healthy debate and respectful discourse'.
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Ferguson → speak → debate
'I think when we’re talking about turning the temperature down, I think healthy debate and respectful discourse is a big part of that, but I also want to point out that Helen Haines was not someone who engaged in unhealthy debate,' she said.
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she → think → debate
'Yes, there is unhealthy discourse on social media, but when we see a woman like I think it speaks to a broader issue of male violence against women in Australia as well.
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it → be → Australia
Ferguson's comments contrasted with a post she shared on Substack and Instagram in the hours after Kirk was shot dead in September 2025.
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Kirk → contrast → September
Left-wing activist Hannah Ferguson (pictured) has issued a stunning contradiction on political violence after the alleged targeted attack on independent MP Helen Haines this week
Last year, in the wake of the assassination of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk (pictured), the Australian influencer, 28, questioned if every act of violence must be condemned
Independent MP Helen Haines (pictured) was allegedly attacked outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in Victoria's north, on Monday afternoon
At the time, she wrote: 'Must we condemn every act of political violence?
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we → picture → violence
Should violent views be met with violence? …
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views → meet → violence
While these important questions are asked, the right is mobilising to make a martyr of Kirk.'
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right → ask → Kirk
'Am I glad Charlie Kirk will no longer spread his extremist messaging?
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Kirk → spread → messaging
Am I happy that someone shot him in the neck in broad daylight?
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someone → shoot → daylight
Do I believe he empowered the violence that ended his life?
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that → believe → life
Do I believe he caused more harm than good?
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he → believe → harm
Earlier this year, Ferguson announced she would be contesting for the lower house seat of Grayndler, in the inner-west of Sydney, as an independent.
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she → announce → independent
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held the electorate since 1996 and Grayndler has been a Labor stronghold since it was formed in 1949.
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it → hold → 1949
At the 2025 election, Albanese won 66 per cent of votes.
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Albanese → win → votes
Announcing her candidacy in June, Ferguson wrote online: 'I believe we deserve better representation.'
'I'm not here to play politics, that is just another reason Australians are fed up with the political party machinery.'
Ferguson has previously outlined her priorities for the seat, describing what she calls the 'three Gs', gas, gambling and Gaza.
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