Overview
- Norman Dean Lake, 40, was denied bail in Brisbane after being charged with using a carriage service to threaten to kill the prime minister, with the case set to return on November 12.
- Prosecutors alleged a September 19 Facebook post stating "mark my words, I will kill the Australian prime minister" and comments such as "watch the news in two weeks", plus a profile image looking down a rifle scope from 2010 ADF training.
- An anonymous tip with screenshots to Crime Stoppers prompted an AFP raid on his Redcliffe home on October 3, and he has remained in custody since.
- The court heard of prior convictions for assaults, aggravated break-ins and dangerous driving, which prosecutors argued showed a willingness to use violence.
- The defence said he was drunk, distressed and removed the posts the next day, while the prime minister urged cooler political discourse and said there is no place for violent rhetoric.