CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 21 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Melbourne man, 32, is expected to face Melbourne Magistrates' Court next week (27 November, 2025) after the AFP charged him today with using a carriage service to harass a federal parliamentarian.
An AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in November, 2025, after the parliamentarian's electoral office reported receiving abusive emails and a phone call.
The man allegedly sent multiple harassing emails before escalating to an abusive phone call, which included hateful and menacing rhetoric.
The man also allegedly defaced a flag at the parliamentarian's electoral office.
The AFP executed a search warrant in the Melbour...