After the attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, it's been a real horror week in Australian politics. Last week SMH and The Age columnist Waleed Aly wrote a column titled, "More Australians believe in political violence than go to church each week. This won't end well".

Given the chilling prescience of that column and its title, Aly joins Jacqueline Maley on Inside Politics this week to discuss the issue of political violence.

 

Further reading:
A politician’s job is to listen. It’s becoming increasingly dangerous to do so
‘Don’t let violence win’: McGowan’s plea as Haines fights for life

 

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After the attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, it's been a real horror week in Australian politics. Last week SMH and The Age columnist Waleed Aly wrote a column titled, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-australians-believe-in-political-violence-than-go-to-church-each-week-this-won-t-end-well-20261016-p615tp.html">"More Australians believe in political violence than go to church each week. This won't end well".</a>
Given the chilling prescience of that column and its title, Aly joins Jacqueline Maley on Inside Politics this week to discuss the issue of political violence.
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Further reading:
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<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/a-politician-s-job-is-to-listen-it-s-becoming-increasingly-dangerous-to-do-so-20261022-p617b2.html">A politician&rsquo;s job is to listen. It&rsquo;s becoming increasingly dangerous to do so</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/don-t-let-violence-win-mcgowan-s-plea-as-haines-fights-for-life-20261021-p617ih.html">&lsquo;Don&rsquo;t let violence win&rsquo;: McGowan&rsquo;s plea as Haines fights for life</a></li>
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Cut through the noise of federal politics with host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal on Inside Politics, from the newsrooms of<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/"> The Sydney Morning Herald</a> and<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/"> The Age</a>, every Friday.
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Morality first, politics second – Waleed Aly on political violence

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