CANBERRA, ACT, July 8 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Queensland Police and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Editor's note: Image of arrest is available via Hightail

A Gold Coast man is expected to appear before Southport Magistrates Court today (8 July, 2026) charged with violent extremist material offences.

The Pacific Pines man, 51, allegedly possessed and shared violent videos and propaganda messages linked to the Hamas, Hezbollah, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Ansar Allah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organisations.

Police will allege the material - dating back to 2014 - ...