Federal MP and staffer injured in boating accident

A federal Australian MP and one of his staffers were injured in a boating accident in Tasmanian waters. According to ABC News, Tasmanian police say a man fell from an oyster barge when it struck a sandbar and was briefly trapped. Tony Pasin, the Member for Barker, says he and a staffer are now receiving medical treatment, though it isn't yet clear who went overboard.

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