Helen Haines’ Save the Children campaign raises $350k in less than 24 hours

Key points

• Australians have donated more than $350,000 in less than 24 hours to Save the Children in honour of independent MP Helen Haines. Her husband Phil asked supporters to give to the charity instead of buying flowers.
• Dr Haines remains in critical condition after an alleged attack outside her Wangaratta electorate office on Monday. Her husband said surgeons amputated both of her legs, but that she is alive and stable.
• A man has been charged over the alleged attack and is expected to face a committal hearing on February 4, 2027.