Sissy Austin: former Greens Senate candidate attacked while running in a Victorian state forest

Djab Wurrung woman is recovering from injuries after allegedly being knocked unconscious with a rock tied to a stick near Ballarat

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A former Greens Senate candidate has allegedly been attacked by a man with a homemade weapon while running in a western Victorian state forest.

Sissy Austin was running through the Lal Lal state forest on Saturday afternoon when the attacker allegedly knocked her unconscious with a rock tied to a stick.

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