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Australian lawmaker Helen Haines in critical condition after vehicle attack

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Australian ⁠lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a ‌car outside her office in Wangaratta, northeast of Melbourne, police and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Victoria Police said a 43-year-old man had been arrested after the attack on in

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All three outlets focus on Helen Haines being in critical condition after an incident outside her office in Wangaratta, with the Guardian US and South China Morning Post also mentioning police and the prime minister. The Guardian US is the only one to foreground updates, including that someone is in custody and that police say there is no ongoing threat to the community. The Independent is more minimal, framing it simply as an attack outside her office.

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