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The debate can be very vigorous, but from Helen it\u2019s always incredibly respectful.\u201d\nButler said given her experience as a nurse and midwife, along with her doctorate in public health, he works with Haines more than many other of his parliamentary colleagues and values her expertise.\n double quotation markI can only imagine the shock and distress that Helen\u2019s family are feeling right now as they wait for news about her surgery overnight, also her community, her staff, her friends. \n This is incredibly confronting, and we\u2019re all waiting for what we hope will be positive news about Helen\u2019s very serious injuries.\u201d\nTom McIlroyIndependent Jacqui Lambie pays tribute to HainesJacqui Lambie has issued a statement about Helen Haines this morning:\n double quotation markI echo the sentiments of my colleagues when I say that Helen Haines is truly the best of us.\n \n My heart goes out to Helen\u2019s family, friends and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. \n \n We are all praying for her speedy recovery.\nWhat we know so farHere are some of the developments we\u2019ve heard since this morning:\n \n Federal independent MP for Indi, Helen Haines, is in a critical condition after being struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, Victoria, at about 3.35pm on Monday\n \n \n She has been taken to Melbourne\u2019s Alfred Hospital, where she underwent surgery overnight\n \n \n A 43-year-old man from Tarrawingee is in custody, and the alleged attack is being investigated by the Australian federal police, Asio and the joint counter-terror taskforce. The motive is not yet known. A knife was allegedly found in his car after he was detained by a passerby when he got out of his vehicle\n \n \n Police are expected to interview the suspect in the alleged attack this morning\n \n \n A local barber has been praised for stepping in to apprehend the alleged attacker\n \n \n Politicians across the political spectrum including the prime minister Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and fellow independents have sent well wishes to Haines\n \nBenita KolovosFemale politicians \u2018cop it a lot worse\u2019 than their male counterparts, Victorian premier saysHere\u2019s more from Victorian premier, Ben Carroll:\n double quotation markWe just acknowledged 14 years since Julia Gillard\u2019s powerful misogyny speech, and I was then thinking too about Premier Allan and some of the billboards and misogyny she faced ... The federal minister for small business Anne Aly has had 19 death threats in one week. If that is not alarm bells for everyone ... we need to step up, do more.\nAsked by host Raf Esptein if he was told there was a link between online misogyny and this alleged attack, Carroll replied: \u201cNo, I have not been told that ... I think we need to let the investigations take place.Carroll said he would be attending a briefing with the Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, representatives from Asio and the AFP and Anthony Albanese later today.He said he would also work with the Victorian Electoral Commissioner and Victoria Police to bolster security as the state heads toward a November election.Carroll said he had spoken with the Victorian Greens, Nationals and opposition leader, as well as local member Tim McCurdy.Benita KolovosVictorian premier urges focus on online hate and misogynyThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, says he was \u201cshocked and sickened\u201d to hear the news of the attack last night and described Helen Haines as a \u201crare flower in public life\u201d who has dedicated her life to caring for others.Asked by ABC radio host Raf Epstein is he was surprised, Carroll says:\n double quotation markThis act of violence is just unfathomable that it\u2019s occurred in Australia \u2026 Let\u2019s put an action plan together. Let\u2019s look at online hate. Let\u2019s look at misogyny. Let\u2019s look at the targeting of female representatives.\nCarroll says while law enforcement agencies need to do their work, he believes there\u2019s \u201cno doubt\u201d we are living in a \u201cmore polarised\u201d world driven by algorithms.\n double quotation markIn this post-fact information system, there are no consequences for what goes on on online platforms. I\u2019ve complained to Meta and X, and I just get the email back [saying] there\u2019s no breach of any duties there. People can put up continuously misinformation and disinformation online, and there\u2019s no consequences.\nTess IkonomouIndependent MP Sophie Scamps, who holds the Sydney seat of Mackellar, told ABC RN Haines would advocate for her community in the \u201cstrongest but most respectful way\u201d.\n double quotation markShe does it with this immense grace. And I\u2019ll even just note like Monique (Ryan) when we (independents) all first got elected back in 2022, made these t-shirts \u2018What would Helen do?\u2019 \n She is an inspiration to all of us because of the grace and humour with which she holds herself.\nSafety \u2018getting worse\u2019 in lead up to Victorian state election, state MP saysHere\u2019s more from Nationals Victorian state MP Tim McCurdy, whose electorate covers Wangaratta:\n double quotation markIt\u2019s certainly getting worse with a state election, but I mean, that has no boundaries.\n Helen being a federal MP. She\u2019s not tied up in this state election at all.\n But certainly the heat certainly is in the community - all communities - as this election is coming up.\nAsked by ABC News Breakfast about the issues igniting the political heat, McCurdy says renewables are a significant concern.\n double quotation markPeople aren\u2019t anti-renewable in this area, but they are anti- the fact that we don\u2019t have a say, and farmers and communities don\u2019t have a say about what\u2019s happening in their community.\nGuardian Australia\u2019s Victorian state correspondent, Benita Kolovos, has written about renewables ahead of the election.Stephanie ConveryI\u2019m going to hand you over to my colleague Kat Wong now, who will take you through the rest of this morning\u2019s updates.Haines in critical but stable condition after being rammed twice in alleged attack: BurkeTom McIlroyThe home affairs minister, Tony Burke, says Helen Haines was twice rammed in the alleged attack in Wangaratta on Monday.Speaking on ABC radio, Burke said the Indi MP remains in a critical but stable condition on Tuesday morning.He said:\n double quotation markWhat witnesses have described is the driver doing a U-turn to get into the car park and to ram Helen against a vehicle, then to reverse and do it a second time.\n A bystander ran towards the scene, got the driver out of the vehicle and held the driver until police arrived. And I think every Australian is grateful for those moments when a hero like this runs towards the most dangerous place.\nTony Burke. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAPWangaratta, the rural city in which the incident occurred last night, is a tight-knit community in north-east Victoria. Wangaratta city proper had about 20,000 people at the last census, while the broader LGA had just under 30,000.A map locating Wangaratta in relation to the border of NSW and Victoria. Located on the flatlands at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers, it\u2019s rural centre servicing the wine and produce region of north-east Victoria such as Milawa, Beechworth and the King Valley, and a gateway to the mountains.Suspect to be interviewed by police this morningPolice expect to interview the suspect in the alleged attack on MP Helen Haines this morning, acting superintendent Ashley Mason has said, speaking just now to ABC News Breakfast.Wangaratta mayor praises \u2018brave\u2019 local barber who stepped inThe mayor of Wangaratta, Irene Grant, has expressed gratitude to the \u201cbrave\u201d bystander \u2013 a local barber \u2013 who stepped in to apprehend the alleged attacker.Speaking to RN, Grant said:\n double quotation markI spoke to the barber this morning and he just shrugged his shoulders. He seemed to just take it in his stride. This was something that he had to do and he did it.\n And he didn\u2019t, he was very modest. He was extraordinarily modest about the very brave action that he took yesterday \u2026 he did an amazing job.\nTess IkonomouAlbanese \u2018shaken\u2019 by alleged attack on MPAnthony Albanese said he feels \u201cshaken\u201d after the attack on Haines.Still speaking on ABC News Breakfast, he said:\n double quotation markThe fact that an incident like this can occur is something that does shake all of us \u2026 It will have an impact on all Australians, not just members of parliament.\nAlbanese said while \u201cit\u2019s about Helen today and her recovery\u201d, he expected \u201cthe debate about political discourse and the way we conduct ourselves will, of course, be ongoing\u201d.The prime minister will be briefed later this morning on the investigation into the attack.He described Haines as:\n double quotation mark[Characterised] by her kindness, her compassion, her diligence, her intelligence. 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