Parliament pays tribute to Helen Haines as she recovers

There's much love for Helen Haines in the House today. 🧡

We’re all wishing Helen Haines a speedy recovery. She is warm, committed, smart, respectful and one of the most effective champions of integrity in public life. She has already changed Parliament for the better more than anyone else.

Angus Taylor lost his job today.Andrew Hastie has taken the leadership position in the Liberal Party.Taylors failure to read the room on the “words matter”/ Helen Haines debate and role play One Nations view on the role of political speech will mean the end of his leadership. Only unknown is When?

Parliament is back, Senate estimates is happening, and @amyremeikis.bsky.social and the @australiainstitute.org.au gang have all the good stuff #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au

Helen Haines is the best of us. Pure class. Always🙏🩵

as parliament begins with tribute speeches for Helen Haines, Zali Steggall - who shares a bench with Haines - places an orange cockatoo in her spot (bottom right of frame)

A cardboard cockatoo sits in tribute for Helen Haines as MPs are urged to 'let light win over darkness'

Genuine emotion in federal parliament today for Helen Haines. To be more than mere words though, government & opposition need to lift their integrity bar to that which Dr Haines set. Could start by making the NACC what she wanted it to be. Or they're just gasbags. michaelwest.com.au/nacc-declare...

Senators were in the House of Representatives this morning for tributes to Helen Haines. Just FYI and unsurprisingly Pauline Hansen was not one of them. #auspol

I haven’t been able to stop thinking of Helen Haines and her family all week. I was in Wangaratta today. There’s still a somber quietness. A tenderness and care as well. I was in a bookshop and a customer, clearly a regular, came in, she and the owner reflected on how they felt and shared a hug.

Some great speeches for Helen Haines, particularly from the cross bench. But aside from Michelle Rowland’s comments it’s a missed opportunity to talk about the gendered violence epidemic as eloquently conveyed by @ronnisalt.bsky.social and @milliganreports.bsky.social earlier in the week

Spot the difference. Helen Haines asked us to donate to a Not for Profit NGO Save the Children. Albo asks us to give money to a corporation that utilises very questionable labour and produces extremely poor quality goods. Wesfarmers posted a 1.1 billion profit last year. #fuckthewishingtree

Tributes for Helen Haines in the #HoR. Interesting that most women MPs on the government side & crossbench are dressed fully or partly in white, with orange also seen across the House. Photo: Mike Bowers on #ThePoint live blog with @amyremeikis.bsky.social. #auspol live.thepoint.com.au#day-comments

Leadership needed now - @markbutlermp.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social - don’t look at it! Pass it! @helenhainesindi.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Angus Taylor criticised for ‘tone deaf’ response to alleged attack on Helen Haines   Tone deaf? Stone deaf? Memory loss? Or just doesn't have a clue? #auspol #Haines #LNP #AngusTaylor