'Not accident': Australian PM says MP Helen Haines was hit in 'deliberate act'

Australian MP Helen Haines critically injured in apparent deliberate car attack, says PM Albanese Australian independent lawmaker Helen Haines was critically injured after being struck by a car outside her electoral office in Victoria state on Monday in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as an apparently deliberate attack.The driver was arrested at the scene.The 65-year-old was hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office in Wangaratta in the mid-afternoon, police said. She was taken to hospital with critical injuries.“This wasn't an accident. There was a deliberate act, it would appear. We don't know what the motivation is,” Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).The national counterterrorism team, which brings together police and intelligence agencies, was investigating the incident, the prime minister said.Police said the 43-year-old driver was detained by a passerby before being arrested. A knife was found and seized from inside the vehicle.“A knife was located by police and seized from inside the Toyota,” police said. “At this stage, police are investigating as to whether this was an intentional act.”The motive has not...