The 65-year-old Independent MP for Indi remains in serious but stable condition at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital after the Monday attack outside her Wangaratta office.
Accused attacker Brendan Nugent, 43, from nearby Tarrawingee, faces charges like dangerous driving causing serious injury and harm to a public official; police call it targeted, with his motive under investigation amid his mental health issues and activism.
The incident has fueled debate on political rhetoric, as AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett links heated discourse—including One Nation cartoons depicting violence—to rising threats against politicians, drawing sharp pushback from critics like Pauline Hanson who defend free speech and satire.
