CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between AFP and ABF.
A fifth Melbourne man has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged access and distribution of ISIS propaganda online.
The Meadow Heights man, 25, faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court today (16 May, 2026), after being arrested on arrival at Melbourne International Airport this morning on a flight from Malaysia.
He has been charged by the AFP's National Security Investigations team with possession of violent extremist material contrary to s474.45C of the Criminal Code (Cth). This offence has a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.
It will be alleged the man was intercepted...