Nationals frontbencher Michael McCormack, whose electorate shares a border with Haines’ has written on social media:
Sending my love and best wishes to Helen Haines for a full and speedy recovery. Such awful news.
The independent MP Helen Haines has been injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside of her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. Follow updates
Nationals frontbencher Michael McCormack, whose electorate shares a border with Haines’ has written on social media:
Sending my love and best wishes to Helen Haines for a full and speedy recovery. Such awful news.
Here’s what we know so far about the incident:
We’re expecting the prime minister and home affairs minister to speak shortly from Sydney.
Helen Haines’ family have released a statement to the media.
They have thanked bystanders, health workers and the police.
This afternoon, our beloved Helen was involved in an incident outside her Wangaratta Electorate Office, and is receiving medical care. We thank the swift assistance of bystanders and the dedicated health workers who assisted her, and police for their response.
Our family, and Helen’s staff, will be making no further comment at this time, and ask that their privacy be respected by the public and media.
Please keep Helen in your thoughts.
Good evening, Krishani Dhanji with you here. We will be bringing you live coverage of the prime minister’s press conference, following an incident that has left independent MP Helen Haines injured.
The incident took place near her office in Wangaratta in regional Victoria.
Anthony Albanese and the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, will be speaking from Sydney shortly.