The woman accused of smacking the PM in the back of the head with an egg has been identified as Amber Holt.
The 24-year-old retail worker is currently in custody over the incident.
Federal Election 2019: Day 27 of the campaign
The 24-year-old Greens supporter who is alleged to have attacked Scott Morrison with an egg today has been charged with common assault and possession of cannabis, as an older woman pushed over in the ensuing excitement tells of her shock over the incident.
Details are emerging about the young woman who is alleged to have attacked Scott Morrison with an egg today, as an older woman pushed over in the ensuing excitement reveals her shock over the incident.
The young woman who attempted to egg Scott Morrison at a Country Women’s Association Conference in Albury is now in police custody.
Amber Holt, 24, was charged with assault and cannabis possession charges after a small amount of the drug was found on her.
Walking herself to the police station down the road following the incident, she didn’t want to comment but said she was sorry an older woman got caught up in the incident.
When asked whether it was a premeditated attack, the girl held up her six-pack of eggs to journalists.
She was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Albury Local Court on May 27.
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Egg girl's identity confirmed
The woman accused of smacking the PM in the back of the head with an egg has been identified as Amber Holt.
The 24-year-old retail worker is currently in custody over the incident.
Greens candidate for Farrer, Dean Moss told the Herald Sun he had never met the woman and she had no affiliation with his campaign.
"I do not know her. I have not met her and I condemn her actions in the strongest possible terms. This campaign should be a place ideas not these acts of violence."
– Rob Harris
Greens say they don't know accused 'egg girl'
Greens candidate for Farrer, Dean Moss told the Herald Sun he had never met the woman and she had no affiliation with his campaign.
"I do not know her. I have not met her and I condemn her actions in the strongest possible terms. This campaign should be a place ideas not these acts of violence."
– Rob Harris
PM congratulates Harry and Meghan on their baby's birth
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warmly recalled his meeting with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last year and congratulated them on the birth of their son. Prince Harry and wife Meghan announced they were expecting a baby on the first day of their visit to Australia in October.
The baby, who is seventh in line to the throne, was born on Monday weighing 3.26 kg.
“A baby coming into anyone’s life whether you are a royal or not, whether you are living in Albury-Wodonga or in the southern suburbs of Sydney or in Cloncurry, it doesn’t get any better than that,” Mr Morrison told reporters in Albury, NSW, earlier today.
Picture: Jonathan Ng
“The fact that everybody is healthy and everybody is well, it is a nice reminder that there are some really good things in this world.” He said it was a great thrill when he and his daughters met the royal couple when they came to Australia on their first international tour after getting married.
“Jenny cooked the pav and Prince Harry smashed the pav. He absolutely loved it,” the prime minister said.
“Maybe we will have to get one over there for the new baby.”
– AAP
Palmer loses bid to delay early election results
Clive Palmer’s attempt to delay the publication of results on federal election night has been shot down by the High Court.
Mr Palmer wanted detailed data kept quiet until all polling booths had closed, lest last-minute voters in far-flung locations be swayed by early results. He was worried West Australians who waited until the last two hours of election day to cast their ballots could be influenced by predictions from the other side of the country.
Picture: Rebecca Le May/AAP
But the full bench of the High Court has ruled the Australian Electoral Commission does not need to wait for stragglers in WA before broadcasting figures for east coast seats.
The seven judges took less than five minutes to reach their verdict on Tuesday morning.
“The court is unanimous in its view that the application should be dismissed,” Chief Justice Susan Kiefel said.
– AAP
'Egg girl' a Greens supporter but not volunteer
The 24-year-old woman who attempted to "egg" Prime Minister Scott Morrison is an active Greens supporter but not a member of the party.
Amber Paige's social media reveals she is a supporter of the Greens candidate in the regional seat of Farrer, Dean Moss.
But a spokeswoman for the party yesterday said he was not on its database as a member or volunteer in NSW.
Mr Moss has been contatced for comment.
– Rob Harris
Woman accused of egging PM now charged
Just in from NSW Police:
A woman has been charged after allegedly striking the Prime Minister with an egg at an event in Albury earlier today.
The Prime Minister was attending an event at Albury Entertainment Centre, when a woman approached him from behind and allegedly struck him with an egg to the back of his head about 11am.
The Prime Minister’s security team quickly detained the woman, and in the act of restraining her, a 70-year-old woman was knocked to the ground. No injuries were reported.
The 24-year-old woman was arrested and taken to the Albury Police Station.
During a search of the woman, police located cannabis.
The Victorian woman was charged with common assault and possess prohibited drug.
She was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Albury Local Court on 27 May 2019.
News Corp's Taste Editor Brodee Myers-Cooke shed some light on the controversy that has everyone on social media talking.
Many have asked why the raw egg used in the attempted egging did not break.
"This is probably rare! Something about this must have meant that the force was evenly spread across the egg (which is why a chicken can sit on eggs and not break them – because the eggs are under even pressure)," she said.
"An egg shell has a strange chemistry – if you put an egg between your palms with the very pointiest end in one palm and the roundest end in the other, and squeeze really hard, you can't make it break!!
"Maybe the very pointiest or very roundest bit of the egg hit his head."
Why the raw egg did not break when PM was targeted
News Corp's Taste Editor Brodee Myers-Cooke shed some light on the controversy that has everyone on social media talking.
Many have asked why the raw egg used in the attempted egging did not break.
"This is probably rare! Something about this must have meant that the force was evenly spread across the egg (which is why a chicken can sit on eggs and not break them – because the eggs are under even pressure)," she said.
"An egg shell has a strange chemistry – if you put an egg between your palms with the very pointiest end in one palm and the roundest end in the other, and squeeze really hard, you can't make it break!!
"Maybe the very pointiest or very roundest bit of the egg hit his head."
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