Flowers and heartfelt messages are piling up outside Helen Haines’ electoral office in Wangaratta, as the community rallies around the independent MP following Monday’s alleged attack. Locals have gathered to show their support, with hundreds attending vigils to pray for her recovery. Dr Haines remains in a critical but stable condition, while a 43-year-old man is due to face court today over the alleged attack. For more on the charges and the investigation:

Flowers bloom like brocade, the light of sunset permeates. The fresh wind comes gently, filling the world with fragrance. A new week, may your heart have wilderness, be at ease.