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Driver charged with intentionally injuring Australian federal lawmaker

Police have charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian lawmaker Helen Haines. She is in critical condition after being struck by a car outside her office in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Monday. The driver, Brendan Nugent, remains in custody. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised a barber who helped restrain Nugent. Haines, an…

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