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Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty ImagesAlbanese has been joined by leaders and parliamentarians from across the country in calling for a calming of political discourse.The mayor of Wangaratta, Irene Grant, expressed gratitude to Jefferies for stepping in to stop the man.\u201cI 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,\u201d she said.\u201cHe was extraordinarily modest about the very brave action that he took yesterday \u2026 he did an amazing job.\u201dHaines was airlifted to the Alfred hospital in Melbourne for treatment for critical injuries. Photograph: Martin Keep/AFP/Getty ImagesWangaratta, the rural city in which the incident occurred, is a tightknit community in north-east Victoria. 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