A man has been charged with threatening staff at an Australian lawmaker’s office with nunchucks, police said Thursday, days after another legislator was critically injured when a man allegedly struck her repeatedly with a car. The two incidents have heightened concerns about the safety of female po»»»

Grace Tame has condemned what she described as Australia's tendency to turn traumatic events into 'propaganda and conspiracy' after the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines. Haines, 65, was allegedly deliberately struck several times by a Toyota LandCruiser outside her electorate office in»»»

In a statement, WA Police said a man was reportedly causing a disturbance outside Ms Beazley’s office on Albany Highway in Victoria Park about 1.15pm on Wednesday.The man allegedly made verbal threats while in possession of what were described as nunchucks.He was arrested in Bentle ... »»»

Australian lawmaker Helen Haines underwent a double leg amputation after being struck by a car in what police described as a targeted attack, her husband said Wednesday, calling her a "fighter." Haines is in stable condition at a Melbourne hospital after being struck Monday near her office in Wanga»»»

Abuse and threats against Australian lawmakers are rising in a country where political violence has historically been rare. An Australian independent lawmaker, Helen Haines, has had both legs amputated after ⁠being struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria state, in what Prime Mini»»»

File photo: Independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines (Picture credit: Reuters) Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines has had both her legs amputated after being repeatedly struck by a car in an apparent act of political violence, her husband said on Wednesday.The 65-year-old independent poli»»»

The lawyer representing the man accused of the attack said his client was suffering from potential mental health issues and a concussion. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Doctors have amputated both of Australian federal lawmaker Helen Haines’ legs as she remains in critical condition after being repeat»»»

Haines is in a stable condition at a Melbourne hospital Melbourne: Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs removed, her husband told journalists on Wednesday, after what police called a “targeted” attack. Haines is in a stable condition at a Melbourne hospital after being struck by a car»»»

Helen Haines, an Australian lawmaker struck by a car in an apparently deliberate attack on Monday, has lost both of her legs, her husband said on Wednesday. Counterterrorism investigators have joined a police probe into the incident, which occurred outside Haines' constituency office in Wangaratta,»»»