CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A northern NSW man is expected to face McLean Local Court on 11 June, 2026 charged with publishing an alleged social media threat directed towards a federal parliamentarian.
Investigations began in March, 2026, after the AFP received information regarding a social media comment that allegedly encouraged violence against a federal parliamentarian.
Further inquiries by the National Security Investigations (NSI) team linked the man, 70, to the comment.
A search warrant was executed in Iluka, NSW on 30 April, 2026, with officers seizing the man's mobile phone.
The man was charged with one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offenc...