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The driver who allegedly rammed Independent MP Helen Haines with a four-wheel-drive outside her Victorian electorate office has been identified as Brendan Nugent.
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The driver who allegedly rammed Independent MP Helen Haines outside her Victorian electorate has been identified as Brendan Nugent. 

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