Australia’s Female Lawmakers Face Rising Threats

A second female lawmaker in Australia has received threats following an alleged car attack incident. The threats emerged days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly struck her with his car.

A man has been charged with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff using nunchucks, a controlled weapon under Western Australian law. The weapon consists of two or more batons connected by a cord, rope, or chain.

The recent incidents have intensified concerns about the safety of female politicians in Australia, where lawmakers are often accessible to the public. No connection was made between the alleged behavior of the driver and the attack on federal lawmaker Helen Haines.