Australian MP Helen Haines has been hit by a car in what the prime minister has described as a deliberate act.
The incident is being treated as an apparent attack, although the available information does not set out when or where it occurred, the extent of Ms Haines’s injuries, or whether anyone has been arrested or charged.
The prime minister’s description indicates that the collision was not considered accidental. No further explanation of the alleged motive or the circumstances leading up to the incident has been provided.
Details of Ms Haines’s condition, any investigation and possible next steps remain unavailable in the supplied material.
