Tim McCurdy and David Pocock shocked by alleged attack on Haines It “beggars belief” that Helen Haines would be involved in an incident like this, Victorian National MP Tim McCurdy told the ABC’s RN this morning. Helen is just a lovely person and I just cannot for the life of me see how anyone could take offence at Helen and have this attitude towards her. McCurdy says he heard about the incident after the state emergency service called him yesterday to “describe what they could”.
McCurdy, whose electorate takes in Wangaratta, where the incident occurred, said he usually feels safe in his local area. I mean, all MPs, but particularly regional MPs, we make ourselves available to everybody wherever at any time. And this is what’s so hard to believe: that if you can’t walk down the street in Wangaratta or any other regional town like this with the fear of this going on, it’s just shocking.
Speaking to RN, independent senator David Pocock echoed McCurdy’s sentiment. Spending time with people in our communities is really at the heart of what we do. I’ve done joint events with Helen down in Indi, and you see hundreds of people wanting to come and talk about what matters to them.
Pocock said people were generally respectful at public events towards MPs but that he had noticed “an uptick in very angry people calling my office”. I’ve had staff in tears having to deal with some of the abuse that they copped.
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