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Krissy Barrett

  1. Follow-up: Australian Federal Police received nearly 800 security complaints from federal MPs in six months

    Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett told a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Oct 27, that the AFP received nearly 800 security complaints from federal MPs in the first half of this year. After the attack on independent MP Helen Haines last week, the government is speeding up its review of MPs' security, and members can receive stronger protection, including wider use of emergency alarms.

    Oct 28, 2026 Morning
  2. Follow-up: AFP commissioner says politicians' heated rhetoric is fuelling threats against MPs; Nationals MP says his children were threatened

    Independent MP Helen Haines was seriously injured outside her Wangaratta electorate office in Victoria this week in a suspected deliberate attack and had both legs amputated; she is in a serious but stable condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett told ABC's Insiders on Sunday, Oct 25, that the threat environment facing politicians had clearly changed, that her first task each morning was to read a summary of threats reported to the AFP in the previous 24 hours — 'some days several pages long' — and that she linked politicians' rhetoric directly to threats against MPs. She said she did not intend to police free speech or intervene in political debate. A Nationals MP said his children had previously received violent threats.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  3. Follow-up: alleged Helen Haines attacker denied bail; AFP says nearly one person a week charged over threats to MPs

    Independent federal MP Helen Haines was hit by a car in Wangaratta, Victoria, on Oct 19. The Guardian reported that 43-year-old Brendan Nugent appeared in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court on Oct 21, was denied bail, and faces charges including dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and harming a Commonwealth public official, plus cannabis possession. Haines has had one leg amputated and remains in a critical but stable condition at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital. AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett said authorities charge almost one person a week over threats to federal MPs or senior officials; ABC Australia reported threats against MPs have roughly tripled since 2020. Federal and Victoria police said they had no prior intelligence that Nugent would attack, and Victoria announced new measures to protect politicians.

    Oct 21, 2026 Afternoon