An orange cockatoo sign has been placed on Helen Haines’s parliamentary seat as MPs pay tribute to the injured Indi MP and renew calls for civility.
MP security
Helen Haines is now in a serious but stable condition at Melbourne’s Alfred hospital, five days after being struck by a vehicle outside her Wangaratta electorate office.
Mark Butler says threats against MPs, their families and staff have changed dramatically, as Parliament considers security measures after the alleged attack on Helen Haines.
A Perth man has been charged after allegedly threatening staff with nunchucks at WA minister Hannah Beazley’s electorate office. No one was injured.