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MON · 2026-10-19 · 09:49 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1019-120081
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Helen Haines live updates: Victorian premier ‘deeply appalled’ after Helen Haines injured in alleged attack; Angus Taylor calls incident ‘shocking day for our nation’

Independent MP Helen Haines was injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Victorian Premier has expressed being "deeply appalled" by the event, and Angus Taylor called it a "shocking day for our nation." Victoria Police stated there is no ongoing threat to the community and that the incident is being treated as isolated, with no indication at this stage that the parties involved were known to each other.

Caitlin Cassidy (now) and Krishani Dhanji (earlier)The Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-10-19 · 09:49 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Helen Haines live updates: Victorian premier ‘deeply appalled’ after Helen Haines injured in alleged attack; Angus Taylor calls incident ‘shocking day for our nation’
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Independent MP Helen Haines was injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria. Victorian Premier has expressed being "deeply appalled" by the event, and Angus Taylor called it a "shocking day for our nation." Victoria Police stated there is no ongoing threat to the community and that the incident is being treated as isolated, with no indication at this stage that the parties involved were known to each other. Investigators are working to collect evidence at the extensive crime scene, and the Major Collision Investigation Unit is en route from Melbourne.

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Key claims

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Angus Taylor called the incident a 'shocking day for our nation'.

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Victorian Premier described himself as 'deeply appalled' by the incident.

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Independent MP Helen Haines was injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta.

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Police are treating the incident as isolated with no ongoing threat to the community.

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There is nothing to indicate at this stage that the two parties involved are known to each other.

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Independent MP injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. Follow updates Independent MP Helen Haines fighting for life after incident outside Wangaratta office in regional Victoria ‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="144887" data-entity-type="organization">Victoria police Mason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each other, but police are still investigating. I can provide some assurance to the community that we certainly do not have any intelligence that there is any further or ongoing threat to any other person or the broader community. We are treating this as an isolated incident at this point in time. We’ve still got a lot to work through here. As you can imagine, it’s been quite dynamic this afternoon. We’ve got quite an extensive crime scene. We have investigators present and they’ll continue to work through and try and collect all available evidence to ascertain exactly what has occurred and how it has occurred. We’ve got the Major Collision Investigation Unit who are currently en route from Melbourne. Continue reading...
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