A Logan man is expected to face Beenleigh Magistrates Court on 1 May, 2026, charged with sending an alleged threatening message online to a federal parliamentarian.
Investigations began on 25 March, 2026, after the AFP received a report of online threats, including a threat to kill, against a parliamentarian.
AFP National Security Investigations (NSI) officers linked the man, 47, to the alleged threats.
Police subsequently executed a search warrant on the man in Logan on Friday (27 March, 2026) and seized electronic devices.
The man has been charged with one count of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, contrary to s474.15(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth).
The offence carries a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment.
AFP Detective Superintendent Bill Freeman said the AFP takes threats or menacing behaviour towards elected officials very seriously.
"Public officials, like anyone else in Australia, have the right to conduct their duties without receiving threats or abusive messages," Det-Supt Freeman said.
"There is no place in our society for making threats of violence, whether in person or online, and the AFP, along with our state and territory partners, will act swiftly to ensure violent acts are not carried out in the real world."
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett announced the establishment of NSI teams in October, 2025, to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion, including the targeting of the federal parliamentarians.
