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Wangaratta locals have described their disbelief at the alleged attack on local MP Helen Haines

ByKaty Watson Australia correspondent , Reporting fromWangaratta, north-east Victoria
  • Published58 minutes ago

Wangaratta has been thrust into an unwelcome spotlight this week. Residents in this rural Victorian town are used to catering to tourists passing through on their way to regional wineries, or music lovers visiting its annual jazz and blues festival.

Instead, locals are fielding endless questions about their MP - and having to explain to strangers what it all means for the town's nearly 30,000 people.