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Alleged attack on Helen Haines has lit a match to the political tinderbox

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 20 October 2026 at 5:35 am

Helen Haines has fought for integrity in politics.

She deserved to be treated with respect and integrity too.

Instead, she is apparently Australia's first victim of a targeted attack on a politician on this scale.

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