At least nine MPs will have security upgrades for their electorate offices brought forward, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has confirmed. The move follows an alleged attack last Monday on independent MP Helen Haines outside her Wangaratta office. Haines was struck repeatedly by a four-wheel drive and has lost both legs. She remains in a serious but stable condition in a Melbourne hospital, and police are examining the motive. Gallagher also urged social media companies to act on threats posted on their platforms against women in public life.
维多利亚州紧急服务部长 Paul Edbrooke 称，他周六在自己的汽车上发现一颗子弹，警方正就此展开调查。该子弹上刻有“RAT”字样及他以前担任消防员时的编号。Edbrooke 称这是一起死亡威胁，并表示已向警方报案。United Firefighters Union（联合消防员工会）谴责这一威胁，并要求警方找出负责人。工会秘书 Peter Marshall 其后质疑，这颗子弹是否真的被放在了汽车上。维多利亚州警察局表示，其安全调查科正在调查此事。
维多利亚州市政协会（Municipal Association of Victoria，MAV）通过其2026年MAV市议员服务奖，表彰长期任职的市议员。MAV主席Jennifer Anderson表示，获奖者应为其领导力以及对居民的承诺感到自豪。她指出，该职位要求很高，且往往是作为第二份工作，或在照顾家人的同时兼任。奖项分别颁发给服务满10年、15年、20年、25年和30年的市议员，另设荣誉市长奖。该协会表示，这些获奖者已在全州各社区留下了持久的印记。
议会将暂停议程，向独立议员海伦·海恩斯（Helen Haines）致敬，此前一周，她据称在其旺加拉塔选区办公室外被一辆四轮驱动汽车撞伤。总理阿尔巴尼斯预计将提出动议，将周一的大部分时间留给同僚们表达支持。海恩斯仍在医院治疗，病情严重但稳定，她的双腿均已截肢。截至周一上午，她家人为救助儿童会（Save the Children）发起的募捐已超过120万澳元。警方正在调查可能的动机，媒体报道中已点名一名嫌疑人。
总理阿尔巴尼斯将在联邦议会于周一复会时，带头悼念独立议员海伦·海恩斯。此前一周，她在旺加拉塔遭遇被指控的袭击。警方指控43岁的布伦丹·努金（Brendan Nugent）用丰田陆地巡洋舰（Toyota LandCruiser）撞击她，随后路人将他从驾驶座上拉下。海恩斯在墨尔本接受手术后病情严重但稳定，她的丈夫表示她双腿均已截肢。以她名义为救助儿童会（Save the Children）发起的募款已超过110万澳元。政界人士呼吁在公共语言中更加谨慎，警方则表示动机仍在调查中。
Australia's federal police commissioner has linked heated political rhetoric directly to threats and abuse aimed at politicians. Independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly run down by a four-wheel-drive outside her Wangaratta electoral office on Monday, and both her legs were amputated. She remains in a serious but stable condition in Melbourne. Commissioner Krissy Barrett said the daily threat reports are often pages long and that women MPs are more often targeted with threats of sexual violence. Federal MPs say they are weighing personal security against contact with voters.
