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Car Attack Injures MP Helen Haines, Threat Reports Rise 12%
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- MP Helen Haines was injured when a man rammed a car into her Wangaratta office.
- Police have not disclosed a motive for the attack.
- Senator Bridget McKenzie warned that threats to lawmakers are rising.
- A 2025 report found 85% of federal lawmakers and staff faced violent or threatening behavior.
- Australian Federal Police logged 1,067 threat reports in the latest financial year, a 12% rise and double five years earlier.