# Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured in ‘deliberate’ car ramming

https://mins.news/en/item/106127

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 10:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/australian-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-in-deliberate-car-ramming?traffic_source=rss

> Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines is critically injured after a car struck her outside her office in Wangaratta. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it a deliberate attack. Bystanders detained the 43-year-old male driver, and police found a knife in his vehicle; the motive remains unknown.

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