Independent MP Helen Haines is in critical condition after a four-wheel drive struck her in an alleged attack near her office in regional Victoria.
What we know:
- Police arrested a 43-year-old man near Haines’ Wangaratta office in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said was an intentional attack that is being investigated by counterterrorism police (The Age).
- Police said a knife had been seized from inside the Toyota Landcruiser and the suspect had been detained at the crash scene by a passerby (The Age).
- “This was a serious incident and her health issues are serious,” Albanese said on Monday night. “Our thoughts are very much with her, with her family, her friends, her team, and indeed her community” (ABC).
- Haines was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne for treatment on Monday night and remains in critical condition (ABC).