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Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP’s condition remains critical after losing leg with surgeons trying to save other; Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged ‘intentional’ attack
Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged ‘intentional’ attack; MP for Indi loses leg with surgeons trying to save other
Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.
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Why Australia’s political class can no longer look the other way
After the attack on Helen Haines, Australia’s political class faces a test of its ability to respond maturely and act firmly.
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'Unsettled' MPs say security measures meant to protect them are lacking
via ABC News
Federal MPs describe deep fears for their safety in the wake of the attack on independent MP Helen Haines, with some describing a mixed experience of the security services made available to them.
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Federal MPs say some protection measures 'tokenistic' or absent entirely
via ABC News
Federal MPs describe deep fears for their safety in the wake of the attack on independent MP Helen Haines, with some describing a mixed experience of the security services made available to them.
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Best of cartoons, October 21, 2026
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
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Suspect in Haines attack clashed with neighbours as his health unravelled
The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area, but neighbours described him as an “absolute nut job” and a “nightmare”.
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A principled politician falls victim to the new political violence
The attack on independent MP Helen Haines is a dark shift in Australia’s national life.
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Helen Haines once said she had no mortal enemies. That remark hangs heavily over this town
In a town of 30,000, where the local MP is as likely to be encountered at a coffee shop as on the 6pm news, people have been left struggling for words.
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Row over 'cancelled' Christmas deepens as ministers add to school 'pile on'
via ABC News
The row over a Tasmanian primary school's alleged "cancelling" of Christmas deepens, with government ministers doubling down with AI-generated images and other posts on social media.
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Hanson apologises for cartoon mocking Lambie's vaginal prolapse
via ABC News
The One Nation leader says she was not aware of the cartoon's content before it went up but has committed to "taking a closer look" in the future.
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Making the country safer must start in the building where Helen and I work
Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.
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If we’re going to make the country safer, it starts in the building where Helen and I work
Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.
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Helen Haines is the best of us. What happened is a watershed for all of us
Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.
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Footage of Helen Haines incident in Wangaratta
via ABC News
The ABC has obtained footage of the incident in which independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured outside her electorate office.
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WA politicians air safety concerns after attack on Helen Haines
via ABC News
WA politicians voice concerns about an increasingly hostile political landscape, and the limited options available to address it, after an attack on federal MP Helen Haines.
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'I'm tired of it': WA minister reveals extent of online abuse after attack on MP
via ABC News
WA politicians voice concerns about an increasingly hostile political landscape, and the limited options available to address it, after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines.
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When horror came to Wangaratta, this is how locals rushed to help
via ABC News
It was a day that started under sunny skies and ended under a pall of horror. Within moments of the attack on Helen Haines, brave locals rushed to help their popular local MP.
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Wangaratta witnesses describe a bang, a scream and a rush to help
via ABC News
It was a day that started under sunny skies and ended under a pall of horror. Within moments of the attack on Helen Haines, brave locals rushed to help their popular local MP.
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Ashlee Aldridge reports from Helen Haines's electorate office
via ABC News
Reporter Ashlee Aldridge is outside Helen Haines's electorate office in Wangaratta where community members have laid floral tributes after the MP was seriously injured.
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The sinister meme that appeared just hours before the attack on Helen Haines
Social media vitriol is a strange amalgam of public and personalised. It is posted for all to see, but it is deeply silo-ed, which is to say that I don’t know what’s happening in your feed, and you don’t know what’s happening in mine.
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Turn down the temperature: Spy chief’s urgent warning as Helen Haines remains in critical condition
Victoria is contemplating increased security at next month’s state election after the federal independent was struck twice by a four-wheel drive outside her office.
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Security briefing for anxious MPs as Helen Haines loses leg, remains in critical condition
Victoria is contemplating increased security at next month’s state election after the federal independent was struck twice by a four-wheel drive outside her office.
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; suspect Brendan Nugent’s family reveal longtime friendship with Haines in statement
The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker
The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.
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Helen Haines attack as it happened: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; suspect Brendan Nugent’s family reveal longtime friendship with Haines in statement
The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.
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I'm not a hero: Wangaratta dad raced to help after car hit federal MP Helen Haines
Hear from one of the first people to help after a driver allegedly drove into the independent MP.
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Suspect in Helen Haines attack once praised the MP online and raised concern among neighbours
The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knows him describes him as a “nut job”.
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Suspect in Helen Haines attack once praised the MP online and had raised concern among neighbours
The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knows him described him as an “absolute nut job”.
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Suspect in Helen Haines attack named
The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knew him said he had strayed into “darker” things.
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker; Indi MP remains in critical condition after being struck twice by car outside Wangaratta office
The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.
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Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker; Indi MP remains in critical condition after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office
The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.
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