Overview

• The Australian Federal Police charged a 41-year-old Victorian man with making death threats and antisemitic comments to a federal MP via social media.
• The alleged threats occurred between January 7 and February 19, 2025, and included the use of social media to menace a Commonwealth public official.
• The man faces charges of using a carriage service to menace and threatening to cause serious harm, with maximum penalties of five and seven years' imprisonment, respectively.
• An AFP search of the man's home in Officer, Melbourne, led to the seizure of an electronic device as part of the investigation.
• The man, granted bail, is scheduled to appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court on June 19, 2025, as the AFP continues its efforts under Special Operation Avalite to address hate crimes.