Two men have been charged over threatening messages to two federal MPs, one in relation to messages to Lidia Thorpe, and another in relation to a message about Allegra Spender .

A third man has been charged for allegedly harassing an “Australian high-office holder”. Guardian Australia has been told the charge relates to the prime minister, Anthony Albanese.

Joel Davis, a 30-year-old from the Sydney suburb of Bondi, was arrested by the Australian federal police on Thursday after he was accused of sending a “menacing message” about Spender. The AFP said the message allegedly encouraged people to direct “abusive and hateful messages” at the politician after she condemned a protest by neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network earlier this month.

Stefan Eracleous, 32, was charged on Frid

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