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Rod McGuirk and Charlotte Graham McLay

An Australian lawmaker is critical but stable after being hit by a car, the prime minister says

Australia Lawmaker Injured - (AAP IMAGE)

An Australian federal lawmaker remained in a hospital in a critical but stable condition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday as he praised a barber who helped restrain a driver accused of deliberately hitting her.

Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent politician, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV on Monday outside her office in her electorate in the city of Wangaratta in Victoria state. The 43-year-old driver remained in police custody on Tuesday.

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