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Brendan Nugent, the 43-year-old Victorian man accused of ramming his LandCruiser into Independent MP Helen Haines, has appeared in court today on five charges. 
Authorities say they are still working to determine an alleged motive.  
The incident has opened a fierce debate about the safety of politicians and worsening political discourse. 
So, will the tragedy change anything?  
Today political commentator and author Niki Savva on what needs to happen now. 
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Niki Savva, political commentator and author

On Monday afternoon, Victorian man Brendan Nugent, 43, allegedly used a white Toyota LandCruiser to strike independent MP Helen Haines twice.  
The 65-year-old member for Indi in regional Victoria is in critical condition with devastating injuries. The Prime Minister says it was a deliberate act.  
Today, 7.30 political editor Jacob Greber on what we know and why the alleged attack is a wake-up call as threats of political violence surge. 
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Jacob Greber, ABC TV's 7.30 political editor

From a press secretary who lasted just five days to a dramatic pivot to Putin, Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh wave of chaos inside the White House. 
So, with the US midterms looming, is he still holding out for a so-called 'October surprise' that could turn things around. 
Today, staff writer at The Atlantic, David A. Graham on a woeful past week for the US President and whether voters are simply sick of the chaos.

They've been fired, demoted, and even offered sham redundancies. 
Decades after the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced, women across the country say they're being pushed out of the workforce for having kids under laws that haven't kept up with the demands of modern parenting. 
Today, Avani Dias on her Four Corners investigation into the tactics being used by employers and the laws failing mothers.  
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Avani Dias, investigative reporter with ABC Four Corners

Melbourne-born academic Tristan Buckmaster says he was maybe just one month away from solving the Navier-Stokes equation, a maths problem so difficult there was a million-dollar prize on offer for anyone who could.  
But just as the New York University professor and his collaborator, a mathematician affiliated with AI company Anthropic, were closing in on a solution, OpenAI claimed a breakthrough of its own.  
Today we speak to Tristan about his dispute with Open AI and the future of mathematics.
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Dr Tristan Buckmaster, Professor of Mathematics at New York University