Morning Mail: Shock after alleged attack on MP; Australia’s banana shortage; and Boland shines in second test

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Morning everyone.

Independent MP Helen Haines has been critically injured in an alleged attack involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria.

We have a full report, an explainer about what we know, and a profile.

Supermarkets are running low on stocks of bananas after cooler-than-usual weather in Queensland has hindered production, a thinktank warns that employers are using AI to monitor workers, there’s proof that bears really do love honey, and is the convenience culture out of control? Banana bind | Australia is facing a shortage of bananas after some unseasonably cool weather in Queensland has led to poor growth, leaving Coles, Woolworths and Aldi with sparse displays or very green stock. ‘The very best’ | Tributes have poured in from across all sides of politics for the independent MP Helen Haines after she was critically injured in an alleged attack involving a Toyota Landcruiser in Wangaratta in regional Victoria.

The prime minister described her as “loved and admired”, while fellow independent Monique Ryan said Haines is the “very best of people”.

A 43-year-old local man is in custody and the incident is being investigated by police and counter-terror officers.

This is what we know so far , while Josh Butler profiles the MP first elected in 2019 who is known for championing regional causes.

Women ‘forced out’ | Women are being forced out of employment through “sham redundancies”, losing shifts and facing hostile work environments after having a baby, according to a report by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Surveillance warning | Employers are increasingly using technology, from CCTV to keystroke monitoring, to track workers’ moves and it is being accelerated by the use of AI, the Human Technology Institute has warned.

Diamond error | The British singer Ellie Goulding has apologised after promoting diamonds from the controversial Argyle mine in Western Australia, despite having spent years campaigning on mining issues.

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