Helen Haines

pWotD Episode 3457: Helen Haines

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With 220,295 views on Monday, 19 October 2026 our article of the day is Helen Haines.

Helen Mary Haines (born 21 September 1961) is an Australian politician and health researcher who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Victorian division of Indi since 2019. She is a political independent and before entering politics worked in nursing and midwifery services, and as a health researcher in academia, for more than 30 years.

On 19 October 2026, Haines was struck by a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in a deliberate attack, and was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

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