View from The Hill: Sombre and well-behaved House focuses on the unifying figure of Helen Haines

Key points

• Federal MPs paid emotional tributes to independent Helen Haines in the House of Representatives after she was seriously injured in an alleged vehicle attack outside her Wangaratta office. Haines has lost both legs, and her condition is now described as serious.
• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor both spoke of hoping she will return to parliament.
• Albanese warned that rising anger and division in public life must not be ignored, while Taylor rejected any link between robust debate and violence.