00:01well independent mp helen haynes remains in a critical condition here at the alfred hospital
00:08the 65 year old suffered critical lower body injuries she was flown into hospital on monday
00:15for emergency surgery she has lost one leg and doctors are fighting to save the other we did
00:22hear from the victoria police chief commissioner mike bush who said that dr haynes remains in great
00:29care and that police officers thoughts remain with her and her family we did hear some extra
00:35details about the alleged attack from the minister for home affairs tony burke yesterday who said that
00:41the driver allegedly rammed helen haynes twice after performing a u-turn and pinning her between
00:47two vehicles the prime minister anthony albanese also said that he spoke with one of the members
00:55of the public who he's called a hero who allegedly pulled the driver out of the car and held him
01:00down
01:01while waiting for police to arrive on scene the prime minister said that it was the best of the
01:07australian character on display and it was great to see australians helping fellow australians now
01:14commissioner chief commissioner mike bush also praised the public for their quick and fearless response
01:20he says that without it the harm to helen haynes could have been even worse he also praised the
01:26wayne grader police officers for their quick response when he said that they arrived on scene within
01:32eight seconds our prime minister anthony albanese has said that there will also be a security briefing
01:38today for parliamentarians to address growing concerns around the safety of politicians and he is
01:45urging the public to also turn down the heat on political discourse
