Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car

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Ortolan, M. (2026, October 25). Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-26/paul-edbrooke-labor-mp-threat-bullet/107307762

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-25 · by Mikaela Ortolan

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Police in Victoria are investigating after a bullet inscribed with the word "RAT" and an old firefighter number linked to Labor MP Paul Edbrooke was found on his car over the weekend. The incident occurred on Saturday, prompting authorities to launch an inquiry into this threatening act against the Emergency Services Minister.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-25, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Paul Edbrooke, an Emergency Services Minister for Labor in Victoria, found a bullet inscribed with the word 'RAT' and his former firefighter identification number on his car on Saturday, October 22, 2026. The incident is under investigation by Victoria Police. No further details or motives have been released beyond what was reported by Just In on October 25, 2026.

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📰 Bullet Inscribed Rat Found On Car
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Who wrote this

Mikaela Ortolan
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Topics

ABC Emergency Services Labor Victoria Police

Subjects

Paul Edbrooke PERSON · 2× ABC ORG · 1× Edbrooke PERSON · 1× Emergency Services ORG · 1× Labor ORG · 1× Victoria Police ORG · 1×

Narrative

Labor MP Paul Edbrooke threatened with etched bullet found on car In short: Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke says he found a bullet on his car on Saturday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
2026-10-25 · ABC News (AU)
Police investigate bullet inscribed with 'RAT' found on Victorian MP's car · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Labor MP Paul Edbrooke threatened with etched bullet found on car In short: Emergency Services Minister Paul Edbrooke says he found a bullet on his car on Saturday. asserted
he → threaten → Saturday
The ABC understands a bullet was etched with the word "RAT" and Mr Edbrooke's old firefighter number. asserted
bullet → understand → word
Victoria Police are investigating the threat. asserted
Police → investigate → threat
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