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Live: Indi MP Helen Haines seriously injured in electorate office incident
Independent MP Helen Haines has been injured in an incident near her Wangaratta office in Victoria's north-east.
Emergency services responded to calls for assistance on Murphy Street shortly before 4pm.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to speak
The prime minister will speak at a press conference at 7pm.
The ABC understands Mr Albanese will be addressing the incident in Wangaratta.
We'll bring you all the details of that speech here in the live blog.
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What we know so far
Independent MP Helen Haines has been seriously injured in an incident near her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east of Melbourne.
Emergency services were called to the incident in Wangaratta, just after 3.30pm.
A witness has told the ABC they heard a bang and saw a woman pinned between two cars.
Another witness said they pulled a man out of a white Landcruiser and found a knife in his pocket.
He says police intervened within minutes.
Photos from the scene
The street outside Ms Haines's electorate office was closed in both directions as police responded to the incident.
We'll have more details as they come to hand.
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Welcome to the live blog
Independent MP Helen Haines has been seriously injured in an incident near her electorate office in Wangaratta.
Emergency services responded to calls for assistance on Murphy Street shortly before 4pm.
Ms Haines has been the federal member for Indi since 2019.
