Overview
- Federal MP Helen Haines was critically injured when she was struck outside her Wangaratta electorate office on October 19 and was flown to Melbourne for treatment.
- Surgeons amputated both of Haines’s legs as part of life‑saving treatment and she has remained in hospital since the October 19 incident.
- The Alfred Hospital announced on November 6 that Haines’s condition had improved from "serious but stable" to "stable," the first reported improvement since October 24.
- Police allege the collision was a deliberate attack and have charged 43‑year‑old Brendan Nugent while Victoria Police, the AFP, ASIO and the Joint Counter Terrorism Team continue investigating motive and links.
- Haines’s family have declined further media comment and the case has prompted renewed public and political questions about MP safety and access to electorate offices.