Squiz Shortcuts: Helen Haines' political background
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Squiz Shortcuts: Helen Haines' political background

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 19, 202611 min
  • Politics

Independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured on Monday afternoon when she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in Victoria’s northeast. While the story around that incident is still evolving, we thought it might be helpful to give you an idea of who Helen Haines is, her journey into parliament, and what she’s best known for. Squiz Recommends: Reading: Helen Haines’ maiden speech to Parliament in which she calls for action on rural health, climate change, and a federal integrity commission. Reading: And here’s...

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This is a Squeeze podcast. Wear your shortcut to being informed. Before we get into the news, being able to afford a home, especially a first home, is something many of us are invested in.

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Stockland is here to help make it easier to navigate. On Monday afternoon, independent MP Helen Haynes was critically injured when she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, which is in Victoria's northeast. While the story around that incident is continually evolving,

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we thought it might be helpful to give you an idea of who Helen Haynes is, her journey into parliament and what she's best known for. Squeezed Shortcuts is the backstory to the big news stories. I'm Anna Pajkert. And I'm Andrew Williams.

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