Australian MP Helen Haines is fighting for her life after being struck by a vehicle outside her constituency office in an apparent deliberate attack, as alarming police figures reveal over 1,000 reports of threatening and abusive behaviour towards political figures in the past financial year.
The independent politician was critically injured in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday, 19 October. Counterterrorism officers are assisting the investigation, although authorities have not established whether the incident was politically motivated or linked to terrorism
