AFP Crackdown on Threats to MPs and Jews

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a 46-year-old man from Eden Hill, Western Australia, with sending threatening emails to a Commonwealth Member of Parliament, amid a 42% rise in such communications towards Australian parliamentarians in the 2023-24 financial year. This individual could face up to five years in prison if convicted. In a separate incident, a 44-year-old man from Blacktown, Sydney, has been charged with making death threats against members of a Jewish organization as part of the AFP's Special Operation Avalite. This operation was established to address rising antisemitic incidents, with the suspect facing potential 10-year imprisonment. The AFP's intensified efforts include deploying 21 police and analysts to investigate various forms of hate crimes, with more charges anticipated. Both cases underscore the AFP's commitment to prosecuting threats against public figures and marginalized communities to the fullest extent of the law.