VICTORIA: Threats to Federal MPs


A Melbourne man is expected to appear in Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on February 16, charged after allegedly sending harassing emails to federal parliamentarians.
The Australian Federal Police’s National Security Investigations teams began an investigation after receiving multiple reports of crime from various federal parliamentarians regarding alleged threatening emails.
The NSI team subsequently executed a search warrant at a home in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs on Wednesday (Nov. 11).
A man, 67, was charged with three counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.
This offence carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear before Ringwood Magistrates’ Court in February.
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett (pictured) 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 those targeting high office holders and federal parliamentarians.