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MP Helen Haines Critically Injured After Wangaratta Car Hit

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC · How we work

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Helen Haines Struck

Helen Haines, Australian MP, was struck by a car outside her Wangaratta office.
She is in critical condition at a Melbourne hospital, with her second leg unsalvageable.
Lizz Gourley, a Wangaratta educational support worker, left a handwritten letter and a photo of Haines with her infant daughter.
Gourley's four-year-old son Roy and daughter Minnie helped decorate cards left at the office on Wednesday night.

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News Corp Copies Seven

News Corp outlets published a story that lifted Seven News Melbourne’s cross word-for-word in ten minutes.
The copied article mistakenly retained the name “Mitch” from Seven reporter Paul Dowsley’s handoff.
News Corp rewrote the piece after criticism.
A News Corp spokesperson said the initial version had credited Seven.
The incident sparked industry discussion about ethics of rapid re-publishing breaking news without independent verification.

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Helen Haines Struck

Helen Haines, Australian MP, was struck by a car outside her Wangaratta office.
She is in critical condition at a Melbourne hospital, with her second leg unsalvageable.
Lizz Gourley, a Wangaratta educational support worker, left a handwritten letter and a photo of Haines with her infant daughter.
Gourley's four-year-old son Roy and daughter Minnie helped decorate cards left at the office on Wednesday night.

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