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Breaking: Man in custody over attack against Helen Haines named

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 20 October 2026 at 9:59 am

Helen Haines was struck by a Toyota LandCruiser at about 3:30pm outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, yesterday.

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