CANBERRA, ACT, June 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF).
Editor's note: Arrest imagery available on Hightail.
A Queensland man is scheduled to appear before Mackay Magistrates Court today (17 June, 2026) after being charged with child abuse material offences.
Investigations began in March 2025, after a report from the Australian Border Force (ABF) about suspected child abuse material found on the mobile phone of a man who had arrived on a flight back into Australia.
AFP investigators in Queensland worked with AFP liaison officers based in Paris, China, Bali and Manila to identify and ensure the sa...