# Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured after being hit by car

https://mins.news/en/item/106376

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 13:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/19/australian-member-of-parliament-critically-injured-after-being-hit-by-a-car?traffic_source=rss

> Australian MP Helen Haines is in critical condition after a car struck her outside her office in Victoria. Police arrested a 43-year-old man accused of carrying out the attack and found a knife in his vehicle.

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