Man allegedly contacted the MP using social media multiple times between 7 January and 19 February this year
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A Victorian man has been charged for allegedly making death threats and antisemitic comments to a federal member of parliament.
The 41-year-old was charged on Tuesday afternoon after the Australian federal police conducted a search of his home in the Melbourne suburb of Officer, the AFP said in a statement.
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