Politicians vow to honour MP Helen Haines as parliament returns

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1. Sun, 25 October 2026

   3 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)18:30
     Politicians vow to honour MP Helen Haines as parliament returns

     Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.

   • smh.com.au20:00first to report
     Parliament pays tribute to Helen Haines

     The prime minister will be joined by politicians from all parties in Parliament to deliver a message of support for Helen Haines today.

   • ABC News (Australia)20:15edited after publishing ×2
     Live: MPs urged to 'let light win over darkness' as politicians speak on Helen Haines

     previouslyLive: Parliament cancels normal business to let politicians speak on Helen Haines

     Parliamentary business will be suspended so MPs can share messages of support for Helen Haines and her family, but Question Time will go ahead as planned. Follow live.

2. Mon, 26 October 2026

   2 reports
   • The Guardian World02:26edited after publishing ×2
     Steggall and Ryan accuse Taylor of not ’reading the room’ with ’tone deaf’ Haines tribute speech – as it happened

     previouslyAustralia politics live: MPs to honour Haines with ‘civility pledge’ and orange cockatoos; access to contraception and UTI treatment to become cheaper and easier

     This blog is now closed Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Steggall calls for civility and respect Independent MP Zali Steggall has called for more respect in times of disagreement, telling ABC that leadership and words matter. We absolutely need to make sure there is more civility and respect. Social media is a platform where they can send abuse and threats through direct messages, call my electorate office, or send pretty revolting stuff It’s just quite shocking...

   • ABC News (Australia)07:47
     Parliament grieves as cardboard cockatoo serves as Helen Haines tribute

     As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.

3. Tue, 27 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World06:28edited after publishing
     Bridget McKenzie fears MPs will ‘retreat from the public square’ following alleged attack on Helen Haines – as it happened

     previouslyAustralian politics live: Lambie awaiting Hanson apology over cartoon; security crackdown for nine MPs after alleged Haines attack

     This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Political debate should be ‘robust but respectful’, Anne Ruston says A day after MPs addressed the House of Representatives paying tribute to the independent Helen Haines , who was injured after an alleged attack in her electorate, the Liberal senator Anne Ruston maintains that respect is necessary in political debate. What we do here sets the tone for what the rest of the nation thinks is acceptable. There is...

4. Wed, 28 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World06:24
     Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says

     Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politics Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system was too quick to revert to overheated rhetoric and polarisation after attacks on MPs, urging politicians to “re-win the argument for democratic politics”. More than a week after independent MP...