A former journalist has been arrested and charged with planning a terrorist attack in Bundaberg, Queensland.
James Waugh worked for local newspapers in the Canberra region and, in 2018, had access to the Federal Press Gallery at Parliament House.
It's been reported that Mr Waugh had entered a three-year good behaviour bond in May this year, when the ACT Magistrate's Court suspended a sentence of two years and six months' imprisonment over a series of threats he made online.
Police searched Mr Waugh's property earlier this month, after he had allegedly threatened a member of the public.
They report seizing electronic devices and a notebook, alleging that the devices contain documents indicating a desire to undertake acts of violent extremism.
