Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life
Victorian independent MP Helen Haines was at the opening of a dog park in Mansfield on Monday, out and about the sprawling northern Victorian electorate…
The Guardian reports: Victorian independent MP Helen Haines was at the opening of a dog park in Mansfield on Monday, out and about the sprawling northern Victorian electorate, talking to locals and moving freely.
Australia’s politicians have been facing increasing threats and abuse. Later in the afternoon, at 3.35pm, she was unpacking a car outside…
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