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Politics

Wangaratta witnesses describe a bang, a scream and a rush to help

ABC News Australia - Politics · 20 October 2026 at 3:05 pm

It was a day that started under sunny skies and ended under a pall of horror.

Within moments of the attack on Helen Haines, brave locals rushed to help their popular local MP.

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