# How MPs honoured Helen Haines as parliament returns

An episode of [ABC News Top Stories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1668721389), 26 Oct 2026, 3:08.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pq/Z/7k.mp3

Federal Parliament has spent most of its first sitting day since the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines hearing tributes to her. Helen Haines remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, with the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader both hoping to see her back in parliament soon. So does heated parliamentary debate play any part in political violence?

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