Injured MP Helen Haines's condition improved to 'stable' - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Independent MP Helen Haines has been in hospital since the incident in October. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)

Independent MP Helen Haines is now in a "stable" condition, her treating Melbourne hospital has said.

Ms Haines had been in a "serious but stable" condition for weeks, after suffering critical injuries in an alleged attack last month.

Ms Haines's husband has said his wife, who lost both legs due to her injuries, was a "fighter" and they hoped she would recover with time.

Federal MP Helen Haines is in a stable condition in hospital, more than two weeks after she was critically injured when she was struck by a car outside her electorate office in Victoria's north-east.

Ms Haines was flown to hospital in Melbourne after the alleged attack in Wangaratta on October 19.

The 65-year-old was unloading the boot of her car after attending an event in Mansfield when she was struck and pinned between two vehicles.

As a result of the independent MP's injuries, both of her legs were amputated in hospital.

Floral tributes grew at Helen Haines' Wangaratta office in the days after she was allegedly attacked.  (ABC News: Annie Brown )

The Alfred Hospital said in a statement this afternoon that Ms Haines's condition was now "stable".

She had been in a "serious but stable" condition since October 23, when she was downgraded by her medical team from a critical condition.

The hospital said Ms Haines' family would not be making any statements to the media.

Brendan Nugent, 43, has been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and the federal offence of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official over the incident.

He made a brief appearance in court in the days after the alleged attack and was remanded in custody.

The court heard he had some mental health concerns, and suffered from a rare neurological condition.

 Mr Nugent is due to appear again in court in February.

Tributes poured in for the MP in the days after the alleged attack, with both locals and her colleagues in Canberra speaking of her kindness and passion for rural communities.

A sea of flowers were left outside the electoral office in Wangaratta, and hundreds of thousands of dollars were donated to charity Save the Children at the request of her family.

Ms Haines's husband Phil said his partner of 40 years was a fighter, with a "huge heart" and sharp intellect.

The incident sparked national debate about the direction of political discourse in Australia and the abuse directed at politicians.

A number of MPs have since detailed the toll of abuse they have experienced in their electorates, including ahead of the Victorian state election on November 28.

Speaking alongside Ms Haines's husband Phil in the days after the incident, Governor-General Sam Mostyn urged Australians to "disagree well", and that society needed to exercise their muscle of decency.