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Police investigating Sydney Swans sexual assault allegations · The Front

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  Speaker 1: Today's biggest news from The Australian. I'm Claire Harvey with
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  Speaker 1: the Front's afternoon headlines. There's a huge story breaking in Victoria.
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  Speaker 1: Police are investigating claims of a sexual assault at a
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  Speaker 1: Melbourne hotel allegedly involving Sydney Swan's players. In a statement
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  Speaker 1: released on Monday, police confirmed detectives are probing claims over
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  Speaker 1: an incident that allegedly occurred at the Pullman Hotel in
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  Speaker 1: East Melbourne after the Swans defeated Essendon on Sunday afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: Police said there's an allegation of sexual offending in the
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  Speaker 1: early hours of Monday, but nobody's been charged and nothing
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  Speaker 1: has yet been proven. There are reports that women were
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  Speaker 1: in the foyer of the hotel on Monday morning in
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  Speaker 1: animated discussions with team officials. That story's breaking live and
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  Speaker 1: out from online wagering ads under new changes to the
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  Speaker 1: federal government's gambling reform package. The legislation's been stuck in
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  Speaker 1: Parliament with crossbenches and the Greens accusing the government of
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  Speaker 1: not being tough enough. Now, the government believes it can
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  Speaker 1: That's following emotional testimony at a Senate inquiry about the
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  Speaker 1: incentives gaming companies used to entice punters and the toll
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  Speaker 1: and come back to the front first thing in the
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  Speaker 1: morning for our look at one of those political issues
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  Speaker 1: that looks pretty simple but is actually diabolically complicated, when
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  Speaker 1: Australia tries to kick out people with serious criminal records
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  Speaker 1: but is hampered by courts and tribunals. Right here, Tuesday morning,