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Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack

Independent MP now serious but stable, according to update from Melbourne’s Alfred hospital<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>Independent MP Helen Haines’s condition has been downgraded to serious but stable after she lost both legs following an alleged attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria on Monday afternoon.The Alfred hospital in Melbourne provided an update on Haines’s condition on Saturday morning. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/24/helen-hainess-condition-improves-days-after-losing-both-legs-from-alleged-attack-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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