Securing MPs daunting in ‘febrile’ threat environment

Key points

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says politicians need to be able to attend community events and shop without fear, as calls grow to review MP protection. Independent MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition after a four-wheel drive allegedly struck her outside her Wangaratta electorate office on Monday.
• Police allege Brendan Nugent, 43, deliberately drove into her.
• Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett says nearly one person a week is charged with targeting federal parliamentarians and office-holders, and that the threat environment is febrile.