Helen Haines live updates: Sister of slain UK MP Jo Cox urges Australians to find ‘common ground’; alleged Haines attacker to face court

Follow the day’s news live.‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentThe sister of murdered UK MP Jo Cox has said the attack on MP Dr Helen Haines could be a moment for Australia to “find common ground” and change the way politics is practised in this country.Cox was killed in 2016, shot and stabbed by a far-right extremist outside a library as she prepared to meet with constituents.That was something my sister was brilliant at and I would imagine it’s something Helen is good at.I am devastated for Helen and for her family, her friends, her colleagues, her staff, that I am probably one of the few people, I suppose, that can understand a little bit of what they’re going through.I find it really frustrating that we’re having the same conversation and every time something so horrific happens.Things don’t happen in a vacuum and horrendous attacks and incidents like this don’t happen in isolation.They are part of a wider culture around politics and society [and] we all have a role to play in that. Continue reading...