CANBERRA, ACT, May 14 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
The AFP charged a Sydney man yesterday (13 May, 2026) for allegedly sending a menacing message to a federal parliamentarian's social media account.
The matter is scheduled to be heard in Windsor Local Court on 4 June, 2026.
Investigations began in April, 2026, when the AFP received a report regarding the message.
The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team linked the man, 22, to the alleged menacing message.
NSI investigators executed a search warrant in Bligh Park, NSW, yesterday and seized a number of electronic devices for forensic review.
The man was charged with one count of using a carriage service to menace, threaten or harass, con...