{
  "id": 15589731,
  "title": "Counter-terrorism team joins probe after Australian MP Helen Haines struck by car in alleged deliberate attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/counter-terrorism-team-joins-probe-after-australian-mp-helen-haines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:37:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/19/counter-terrorism-team-joins-probe-after-australian-mp-helen-haines-struck-by-car-in-alleged-deliberate-attack/239755"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, a town 200km northwest of Melbourne, and suffered critical injuries, authorities said. The attack was described by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as deliberate, and the counter-terrorism squad was called in. The driver, a 43-year-old male, was initially detained by civilians and later arrested by police. The motive behind the attack remains unknown. Albanese praised Haines, describing her as \"incredibly hardworking, fiercely intelligent, and just a thoroughly decent human being.\"",
  "summary": "SYDNEY, Oct 19 — Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was deliberately struck by a car today and suffered...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Australian MP seriously hurt in suspected car attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/australian-mp-seriously-hurt-in-suspected-car-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "What we know about apparent attack on Australian MP hit by car",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/what-we-know-about-apparent-attack-on-australian-mp-hit-by-car",
        "published": "2026-10-19T11:59:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Australian lawmaker ‘critically’ hurt in attack, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/australian-lawmaker-critically-hurt-in-attack-officials-say",
        "published": "2026-10-19T13:08:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}