Independent MP Helen Haines injured in incident outside Wangaratta office in regional Victoria
Emergency services were called to the scene in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon The independent MP Helen Haines has been injured in an alleged attack involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, confirmed on Monday night that a suspect was in custody and that the alleged attack on Haines was being investigated by the Australian federal police (AFP), Asio and the joint counter-terror taskforce.
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[Claude] All three are breaking-news versions of the same Helen Haines Wangaratta incident, with the later ones adding a Murphy Street location and a shortly-before-4pm time that don't conflict with Report 1's
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