Wave FM - MP Security
E&OE TRANSCRIPT
INTERVIEW
WAVE FM
TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2026
SUBJECTS: Helen Haines, Member for Indi; MP Security.
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DAVE CLARK, WAVE FM: An Illawarra MP says Australia needs to take seriously the increasing violence towards those who serve the community. This comes as MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition after that horror attack in Victoria's northeast. Member for Whitlam, Carol Berry, says the region's nurses, paramedics and teachers are also experiencing an uptick in aggression.
CAROL BERRY MP: I think we do have to have a national conversation about what we expect as Australians and what we want our communities to be about. And I think there will be a national reckoning emerging from this situation.
JOURNALIST: Meantime, politicians will receive a special briefing this morning about Australia's worsening security situation. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has told 7.30 that she's adapted some of her own behaviour to lower her risk.
MINISTER TANYA PLIBERSEK: And so I feel quite determined to try and be as available as I possibly can to my constituents…
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