Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP in critical condition after attack outside Wangaratta office; 43-year-old man in custody

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What you need to know about the attack outside Haines’ office

By Emily Kaine

Indi MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition after she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria, just after 3.30pm yesterday.

• Haines was struck by a Toyota Landcruiser outside her office on Murphy Street yesterday. The 65-year-old MP suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Melbourne for treatment where she remains in a critical condition. Witnesses told Nine and the ABC they saw Haines pinned between two vehicles just outside her office as she was near her own car.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said last night during a press conference that it was an intentional attack and was being investigated in a multi-agency effort, but that it was too early to determine the motivation of the attack.
• A 43-year-old man from Tarrawingee, about 12 kilometres east from Wangaratta, was arrested at the scene and remains in custody as police and counterterrorism teams investigate his background. Police found a knife in the man’s car.
• Fellow parliamentarians – including Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, Greens leader David Shoebridge, and Victorian Premier Ben Carroll – expressed their horror and sadness at the attack last night, and said political violence should not be accepted as a normal part of public life in Australia.

We will continue to bring you live updates on this unfolding story here on our rolling blog.