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A deliberate attack on MP Helen Haines, which cost her leg, has triggered a counter-terrorism investigation and widespread political condemnation.
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Helen Haines live updates: Helen Haines loses leg after alleged attack outside electorate office
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A joint counter-terrorism taskforce is investigating the incident, which Anthony Albanese alleged ‘wasn’t an accident’‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliament‘It’s very clear that this was a deliberate act’, PM saysThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said Haines’ alleged attacker “did a U-turn in order to get back to where Helen Haines was” after passing her on the road.It would appear that the driver of the vehicle that inflicted the damage to Helen Haines did a U-turn in order to get back to where Helen Haines was after passing where she was getting things from the boot or putting things into the boot of her car.So it’s clear that there was a deliberate act here, this wasn’t an accident – someone, you know, just getting off the road here. Continue reading...
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