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Politics

Alleged attack on Helen Haines was 'sadly predictable' in political climate

ABC News Australia - Politics · 22 October 2026 at 6:47 am

Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines.

But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.

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