PoliticsNo bail for man accused of attacking Helen Haines as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ politics

Brendan Nugent, accused of driving into independent MP Helen Haines, remains in custody after appearing in Wangaratta and did not seek bail. Haines has lost a leg and is in critical but stable condition. Police said they had no intelligence indicating Nugent posed an immediate threat, while the AFP commissioner warned of rising abuse and intimidation of MPs.

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