Independent MP is in critical yet stable condition after man allegedly did U-turn to strike her twice with his car

• Brendan Nugent’s family say Helen Haines has been their friend for more than 20 years

• ‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM

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The man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in an alleged targeted attack near her electorate office, causing her to lose one of her legs.

The member for Indi was airlifted from Wangaratta in northern Victoria to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery on Monday night.

One Nation leader said Tasmanian senator should ‘get over it’ and claimed the cartoon was ‘satirical’

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Anthony Albanese has praised the courage of Jacqui Lambie in speaking out about her struggles with vaginal prolapse, as politicians from across the spectrum condemn a One Nation cartoon.

The latest cartoon, part of Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain series, depicts the army veteran as saying “I can’t laugh because of my prolapsed vagina,” before adding a crude sound effect ridiculing the health condition.