Reported at www.themandarin.com.au: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) reported a 42% increase in incidents involving harassment, threats, and offensive communications against parliamentarians, with a total of 1,009 reports in 2023-24 compared to 706 in the previous year.

The AFP has charged individuals for making threats to parliamentarians, with recent cases including a South Australian man facing charges for sending harassing emails to Commonwealth employees.