Driver charged with intentionally injuring Australian federal lawmaker

Summary by The San Antonio Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Rod Mcguirk And Charlotte Graham Mclay, Associated Press, as published by KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate) · October 20, 2026 · 1 min read

Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is in critical condition after being struck by a car in an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked the nation. Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent politician,...

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