UK Arrest Warrant Issued for One Nation Candidate

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Sydney News Today. A UK court has issued an arrest warrant for A.O.Y. Baxter, a one-nation candidate running for the Adelaide seat in South Australia. Also known as Trent Baxter, he faces charges of sexually touching a woman without consent, stemming from an incident in 2022. He failed to appear in court last September, prompting the warrant with no bail. The charge falls under the U.K. Sexual Offences Act, and officials are asking for help locating him. Baxter, a 31-year-old Australian, recently changed his name in July 2025 and only moved to Adelaide mid-year. One nation learned of the warrant through media reports and says it came as a surprise, since Baxter did not disclose it. The party ran a nationwide police check on him with no red flags, but they have since removed his profile from their website and pledged full cooperation with authorities. Baxter's background includes time in the Australian Defence Force, small businesses in Australia and the U.K., and claims of volunteer work with groups, like Rotary.

1:03Some of those connections, however, could not be fully verified, including brief past Rotary membership under his former name. Meanwhile, investigations continue across both countries, with one nation seeking more details as the situation unfolds ahead of the election.