No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment
by Caitlin Cassidy, Henry Belot and Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#796GR)
AFP commissioner says MPs are generally concerned about growing volume of abuse and intimidation
The head of the Australian federal police has condemned a febrile" political environment that has seen one person charged every week over the alleged threatening of MPs, as Victoria announces new steps to protect politicians.
But the AFP and Victoria police insist they had no intelligence to suggest 43-year-old Brendan Nugent would go on to allegedly drive a Toyota LandCruiser into the independent MP Helen Haines in a targeted attack.
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