{
  "id": 15708664,
  "title": "What the Helen Haines tragedy means for Australian democracy – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/what-the-helen-haines-tragedy-means-for-australian-democracy-podcast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:18:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/20/what-the-helen-haines-tragedy-means-for-australian-democracy-full-story-podcast"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Helen Haines, the independent federal MP for the Victorian seat of Indi, is in a critical condition and has lost a leg after an alleged attack outside her electorate office in Wangaratta on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday the alleged attacker and driver of the car was named by police as 43-year-old Brendan Nugent. A major investigation is under way into the incident, with Victoria police, the…",
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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."
}