The alleged(据称的，涉嫌的) attack on independent(独立（议员）) MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has shocked a nation whose politics is normally peaceful even by the standards of mature democracies. A hard-working, decent parliamentarian with a strong moral compass and a gift for achieving consensus, Haines seems an especially unlikely figure to attract the kind of brutality allegedly visited on her on Monday.(海恩斯勤勉、正派，道德感强，又善于凝聚共识，似乎尤其不像是会招致周一那种据称暴行的人。)
独立议员海伦·海恩斯在旺加拉塔据称遭到袭击，令全国震惊——即便以成熟民主国家的标准衡量，澳大利亚政治通常也相当和平。海恩斯勤勉、正派，道德感强，又善于凝聚共识，似乎尤其不像是会招致周一那种据称暴行的人。
We do not yet know the motivation behind this alleged attack. But there is no question Australia’s politics have been fractious(易怒的；纷争不断的) over the past 12 months. Violence, literal and rhetorical, has been a growing feature of the landscape, shaping the relations between citizens and politicians – and among one another.(暴力——无论是实际的还是言辞上的——日益成为政治生态的特征，塑造着公民与政治人物之间、以及公民彼此之间的关系。) The Bondi beach massacre(屠杀，惨案) of 14 December 2025 is widely regarded as a tragic turning point(悲剧性转折点) in this regard.
我们尚不清楚这起据称袭击的动机。但毫无疑问，过去12个月澳大利亚政治一直纷争不断。暴力——无论是实际的还是言辞上的——日益成为政治生态的特征，塑造着公民与政治人物之间、以及公民彼此之间的关系。2025年12月14日的邦迪海滩惨案被普遍视为这方面的悲剧转折点。
But like other features of our public landscape, both good and bad, political violence has a history in Australia – one from which we may learn.(但与公共生活中的其他现象一样，无论好坏，政治暴力在澳大利亚也有历史——我们可以从中汲取教训。)
但与公共生活中的其他现象一样，无论好坏，政治暴力在澳大利亚也有历史——我们可以从中汲取教训。
Australian assassinations
澳大利亚的暗杀
Political violence
政治暴力
Terror on southern shores
南岸的恐怖
Threats to democracy
对民主的威胁
Turning the temperature down
给局势降温