CANBERRA, ACT, March 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A NSW man is set to appear before Gilgandra Local Court in May (12 May, 2026) charged for using social media to allegedly menace, harass and offend a federal parliamentarian.
The AFP charged the man, 55, today (18 March, 2026) after an investigation into a social media comment which allegedly menaced the federal parliamentarian.
AFP officers executed a search warrant at aGilgandra property with the assistance of NSW Police, who suspended the man's firearms licence and seized two legally registered firearms.
It will be alleged that in September 2025, the man used a social media application to send a menacing message to the federal parliamentarian.
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