CANBERRA, ACT, May 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
An Ipswich man is scheduled to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on 1 June, 2026, charged with allegedly posting threatening messages online in relation to a federal parliamentarian.
The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation after receiving a notification on 18 May, 2026, of an online threat to kill a parliamentarian.
Inquiries revealed further alleged threats on social media attributed to the same account, which were posted between 14 and 18 May, 2026.
As a result of further inquiries, a search warrant was executed at a North Ipswich property yesterday (Sunday, 24 May, 2026), where NSI investigators seized an ele...