AFP charging almost one person a week for targeting politicians, says commissioner

The Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, says police are ‘charging almost one individual every week for targeting commonwealth parliamentarians or high office holders’. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia?sub_confirmation=1 Speaking at a joint press conference with Victoria police on the investigation into Monday afternoon’s attack on the Indi MP, Helen Haines, Barrett says people who make online threats against parliamentarians are often ‘absolutely shocked’ when officers show up at their door to execute a search warrant or lay charges. Barrett says the AFP had no specific intelligence indicating ‘something as atrocious as what happened on Monday afternoon’ would occur Australian MP Helen Haines attacked with car: what we know so far - The Latest ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/oct/20/australian-mp-helen-haines-attacked-with-car-what-we-know-so-far-the-latest?CMP=gdnaus_yt Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged attack on MP Helen Haines ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged-ntwnfb?CMP=gdnaus_yt Politicians say more security would ‘let bad people win’ after alleged attack on Helen Haines ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-alleged-attack-response-tightened-security-ntwnfb?CMP=gdnaus_yt ‘Everything you would want from a politician’: who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria? ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/who-is-helen-haines-the-mp-allegedly-attacked-in-victoria-ntwnfb?CMP=gdnaus_yt A chaotic few minutes and a beloved MP’s life in the balance: a Victorian community grapples with the unfathomable ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/helen-haines-wangaratta-community-grapples-with-the-unfathomable-ntwnfb?CMP=gdnaus_yt Helen Haines is in a critical condition after an alleged attack. Here’s what we know so far ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/helen-haines-alleged-attack-wangaratta-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb?CMP=gdnaus_yt Get the latest news at theguardian.com ► https://www.theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Afternoon Update ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMNTrogswl_a6Aw Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaustralia WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW8Bn6hENlReOC9j0l Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #helenhaines #politics #australia #police