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Australian PM says attacker's car made U-turn before critically injuring lawmaker

Global Published 20 October 2026, 07:52 · archived 20 Oct 2026

SYDNEY: The car that struck an independent Australian lawmaker outside her office had performed a U-turn ​before hitting her, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, describing the incident as clearly intentional. Helen Haines underwent surgery overnight ‌and remained in critical condition after she was struck by a white Toyota Land Cruiser in Wangaratta, around three hours’ drive northeast of Melbourne, on Monday. “It’s clear that there was a deliberate act here. This wasn’t an accident, someone just skidding off the road,” Albanese told ABC News. Early investigations suggested the c...

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