Indi MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital after being "attacked" near her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is leading cross-party condemnation of the incident, as he reveals counter-terrorism police are investigating. 

Victoria Police said a 43-year-old Tarrawingee man has been arrested following the incident.

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