Australian politics is becoming increasingly toxic
Wangaratta is a busy regional town in northern Victoria. It’s a place to stop and take a break on the day-long drive between Melbourne and Sydney. For locals, “Wang” serves the region’s agricultural and cattle-farming communities, a town where produce is bought and sold, and families come from miles around to shop and catch up with each other. The Wangaratta outrage highlights how vitriolic Australia’s political discourse is Monday, sadly, was different. Wangaratta witnessed an act of brutal violence against the local member of Australia’s parliament, Helen Haines, run down by a man in a Toyota four-wheel drive vehicle. Victoria Police have confirmed the driver rammed Haines, and then U-turned to strike her again.
