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Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.
Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.
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<p>Independent MP is in critical yet stable condition, as police interview alleged attacker in Wangaratta incident</p><ul><li><p>Follow our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-independent-mp-alleged-car-attack-wangaratta-melbourne-hospital-ntwnfb">Helen Haines live blog</a> for latest updates</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/who-is-helen-haines-the-mp-allegedly-attacked-in-victoria-ntwnfb">Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political 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></p></li></ul><p>The man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some believed may be a targeted attack near her electorate office, according to eyewitnesses.</p><p>The independent MP remains in a critical condition after being airlifted from Wangaratta in northern Victoria to Melbourne’s Alfred hospital for emergency surgery on Monday night.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-mp-alleged-attack-wangaratta-surgery-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Ricky Jefferies says he had just finished cutting hair when he grabbed and held the driver who allegedly deliberately stuck the Indi MP </p><ul><li><p>Follow our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-independent-mp-alleged-car-attack-wangaratta-melbourne-hospital-ntwnfb">Helen Haines live blog</a> for latest updates</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/who-is-helen-haines-the-mp-allegedly-attacked-in-victoria-ntwnfb">Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">new political 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></p></li></ul><p>The Australian prime minister has hailed him a hero for rushing out of his shop to help independent MP Helen Haines after she was allegedly run down in a deliberate attack – but barber Ricky Jefferies says he had “no choice” but to intervene.</p><p>Standing outside his shop, which is right next to Haines’ electorate office in Wangaratta on Tuesday morning, Jefferies was almost shy about the whole thing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/i-dont-want-to-be-known-as-a-hero-barber-who-rushed-to-help-helen-haines-praised-by-pm-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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