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Harvest of the Day: Nationals MP Broad won't contest election

Nationals MP Andrew Broad has announced he won't contest the next election after revelations he dined with a woman he met online while visiting Hong Kong.

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Federal MP Andrew Broad won't recontest the next election after he travelled to Hong Kong and dined with a younger woman he met online, charging taxpayers for the domestic leg of the trip.

"After recent media stories about my private life, it is clear that the people of Mallee will be best served in the next parliament by a different Nationals candidate," the Nationals MP said in a statement on Tuesday.


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By Saleem Al-Fahad



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