Australia Lawmaker Injured
Phil Haines, husband of independent member of parliament Helen Haines, speaks to the media at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
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Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines had had both legs amputated after she was rammed repeatedly by a driver on Monday outside her electorate office, her husband says. The 65-year-old independent politician remains in a critical condition on Wednesday in a Melbourne hospital where she was flown by helicopter within hours of an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked Australia. Phil Haines gave the family’s first public comments on her condition since she was hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV in her hometown of Wangaratta. He said her left leg was amputated on Monday and the other leg was amputated on Wednesday.
