{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ijxaf3nsw6j7awxalh4q","title":"No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/no-bail-for-alleged-helen-haines-attacker-as-police-chief-warns-of-ijxaf3nsw6","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ijxaf3nsw6j7awxalh4q","seq":2840355,"kind":"article","title":"No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/21/no-bail-brendan-nugent-helen-haines-police-chief-warning-ntwnfb","summary":"AFP commissioner says MPs are generally concerned about growing volume of abuse and intimidation Follow our live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The head of the Australian federal police has condemned a “febrile” political environment that has seen one person charged every week over the alleged threatening of MPs, as Victoria announces new steps to protect politicians. But the AFP and Victoria police insist they had no…","published":"2026-10-21T02:32:12Z","seen":"2026-10-21T02:33:16Z","lang":"en","country":"AU","source":{"id":"kite-theguardian-com-dee20d","name":"theguardian.com","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q11148","name":"The Guardian","type":"newspaper","country":"GB","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-theguardian-com-dee20d","topics":["victoria","helen haines","australian police and policing","australia news"],"authors":["Caitlin Cassidy, Henry Belot and Benita Kolovos"],"entities":[{"id":"Q41662205","name":"Helen Haines","type":"person"}],"image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/28f00093038fc5f6a8d11e6e5f3b4a38356ca636/283_446_1022_817/master/1022.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&quality=85&s=92f251f0e0e5e68170ca19f426dbec82&width=140","mentions":4,"story":"st_ijxaf3nsw6j7awxalh4q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.6800000071525574,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8999999761581421,"political":0.8399999737739563}]}