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› Melbourne Assembly day three as it happened: Carroll pledges election sweetener for first home buyers; Wilson claims paying down debt will make Melbourne more liveable › Helen Haines loses second leg after attack outside office › Helen Haines live coverage: Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says › Helen Haines has lost both legs after Monday’s alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind in good shape’, husband says › Helen Haines’ husband Phil reveals surgeons have amputated both of MP’s legs injured in alleged attack › The ‘generous’ words Helen Haines had for her rescuers › Melbourne Assembly LIVE: Carroll pledges election sweetener for first home buyers; Wilson claims paying down debt will make Melbourne more liveable › Emergency services respond to major HAZMAT incident at high school › Australia at 'crossroads' as police warn of 'tsunami' of radicalisation › Alyson Hannigan uses actual Buffy the Vampire Slayer props for Halloween display › Melbourne Assembly day three as it happened: Carroll pledges election sweetener for first home buyers; Wilson claims paying down debt will make Melbourne more liveable › Helen Haines loses second leg after attack outside office › Helen Haines live coverage: Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says › Helen Haines has lost both legs after Monday’s alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind in good shape’, husband says › Helen Haines’ husband Phil reveals surgeons have amputated both of MP’s legs injured in alleged attack › The ‘generous’ words Helen Haines had for her rescuers › Melbourne Assembly LIVE: Carroll pledges election sweetener for first home buyers; Wilson claims paying down debt will make Melbourne more liveable › Emergency services respond to major HAZMAT incident at high school › Australia at 'crossroads' as police warn of 'tsunami' of radicalisation › Alyson Hannigan uses actual Buffy the Vampire Slayer props for Halloween display

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Women in power 'angry but not surprised' after attack

PerthNow · 20 October 2026 at 2:21 pm

Women in power 'angry but not surprised' after attack

Advocates have warned about rising abuse against female politicians for some time.

Many hope the attack on Helen Haines finally prompts major action.

Read the full article on PerthNow ›

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