One Nation Drops Candidate Over UK Arrest Warrant

0:00This is Cory with the story, and here's what is making news across Adelaide right now. A one-nation candidate in South Australia's election has been dropped by the party just before voting day. 31-year-old A.O.E. Baxter was running for the Adelaide seat, but now faces an arrest warrant in the United Kingdom for skipping a court date tied to sexual assault allegations. The charges date back to September 2023, when Baxter, also known as Trent Baxter, was accused of inappropriately touching a woman without her consent. He never mentioned the issue to one nation during their vetting process. Party officials ran a nationwide police check on him, like they do for everyone, and they came back clean. They only learned about the warrant on Friday, and acted fast to disendorse him. His candidate profile has vanished from the one nation website, and the party says it's fully cooperating with law enforcement. So far, they haven't been able to get in touch with Baxter. South Australians head to the polls on Saturday, and this last-minute twist has spotlighted candidate scrutiny right as the campaign ends.