Independent MP now serious but stable, according to update from Melbourne’s Alfred hospital Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Independent MP Helen Haines’s condition has been downgraded to serious but stable after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon. The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning. Continue reading...
Australian MP's condition improves after alleged car attack
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says
- 'Targeted' attack on much-loved MP leaves Australian town heartbroken
- Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs afraid at home and work after alleged attack on Helen Haines
- Meta faces Australian lawsuit over alleged social media harm to children
- Israel orders closure of West Bank after soldiers kill 2 men behind an alleged attack
- Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack
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