LoginPolice charge suspect in car ‘attack’ on Australian MP Helen Haines
20 October 2026 at 10:26
Family statement says parents of suspect Brendan Nugent have known Helen Haines ‘for more than 20 years’
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- The Independent News
- Australian MP Helen Haines has leg amputated after ‘attack in which driver reversed to hit her twice’
Australian MP Helen Haines has leg amputated after ‘attack in which driver reversed to hit her twice’
20 October 2026 at 19:01
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has called the incident a deliberate attack, saying: ‘This wasn't an accident’
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- The Independent News
- Australia hails hero barber who intervened during alleged attack on MP Helen Haines
Australia hails hero barber who intervened during alleged attack on MP Helen Haines
20 October 2026 at 05:49
Jefferies was just finishing up a family’s cuts when he heard a loud bang outside his shop and rushed out
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