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Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84

Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney

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Bruce Baird, former federal Liberal MP and NSW minister, dies aged 84

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Baird, father of former NSW premier Mike Baird and journalist Julia Baird, helped win the Olympics for Sydney

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October 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM EDT to October 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 477600 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84 The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 October 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 477600 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84 October 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 540090 characters, landed on https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/02/bruce-baird-former-federal-liberal-mp-and-nsw-minister-dies-aged-84
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