A car struck Helen Haines outside her office, proving that unchecked political vitriol inevitably breaches the physical boundaries of regional democracy when online abuse goes unanswered.
When a driver rammed Helen Haines outside her regional office, the deliberate attack proved that unchecked political hostility now threatens the open access at the heart of Australian democracy.
After a driver struck independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta, the state faces the brutal consequence of leaving regional lawmakers exposed to escalating political threats.