Overview

• Police arrested Norman Dean Lake at a property north of Brisbane on Saturday following an alleged social media threat against the prime minister.
• The AFP will allege the post was made on Facebook.
• The charge of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
• Anthony Albanese said threats against public figures have risen substantially and that security concerns have changed how he moves in public.
• Referring to ASIO warnings on social cohesion and radicalisation, the prime minister urged respectful debate and cautioned that the matter remains before the courts.