# Lawmaker reportedly loses leg as car ramming shocks Australia

https://mins.news/en/item/107629

- NBC News, 2026-10-20 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/australia-lawmaker-car-ramming-attack-helen-haines-leg-driver-charged-rcna604526

> An Australian lawmaker was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being hit by a car in what authorities described as a deliberate attack. The incident shocked a country where political violence is extremely rare.

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