Emotional tributes have flowed in Canberra for Helen Haines, repeatedly described by fellow MPs as the "very best of us", after she had both legs amputated following an alleged attack outside her electorate office at Wangaratta.
*"It's not all men, but most aggression is committed by men. One man drove at Helen, but others ran to her instinctively and courageously, and they saved her life." - Independent MP Monique Ryan
* "The threats against women in this place must be named. Men face them too, but women are over-represented in a particular type of abuse. Like all female parliamentarians, I face an inbox and a social media feed with continual gendered and sexualised comments." - Liberal MP Mary Aldred
* "This moment reminds us of our shared responsibilities, including to reject violence against women and ensure every woman can live and work safely." - Attorney-General Michelle Rowland
* "What I did not expect when I became an MP was the scale of abuse directed at elected representatives online, on the street, in those face-to-face discussions .... the threats of misogyny and intimidation are relentless." - Brisbane MP Madonna Jarrett
* "It does keep me up at night thinking that we might be entering a political era in which representatives feel afraid to be fully and properly available to the communities that they serve. Violence is the antithesis of democracy; it's an ugly, dangerous dead end." - Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek
* "There is so much of this that is cruel, but one part of that is that the more available you are to your constituents, the more vulnerable you are." - Treasurer Jim Chalmers
* "There will be much discussion ahead about the need for better health and mental health services in the regions, our increasingly polarised political environment, harmful online debate, and the need for greater civility in disagreement." - Independent MP Zali Steggall
* "Enabled by the anonymity and speed afforded by social media, we are seeing rage and aggression increasing, not just in politics, but towards workers in hospitality and retail, in schools and in hospitals, towards police, paramedics, and other officials. We are seeing a normalisation of the language of grievance and violence." - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
* "What we say here or online shapes the political culture, and we can all do better, and we should strive to do better. So let's play the ball, not the person, and leave the nasty, personal politics of MAGA in the United States." - Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie