Impersonating Commonwealth public official offences

A former South Australian political candidate has been refused bail, following charges of importing hundreds of fake Australian Federal Police badges, allegedly in hopes of 'overthrowing the government'. 

49-year-old Teresa Angela van Lieshout was a former candidate of Peterborough in South Australia and had formerly received endorsement by Clive Palmer. 

She has unsuccessfully stood for election with the Palmer United Party and One Nation at various points.

She is a 'far right' political candidate campaigning against vaccinations, lock-downs, and even psychiatry. 

She has also offered to mail 'mask exemption badges' to persons for a 'low cost'. 

Prosecutors will allege that she imported 470 fake badges from an overseas manufacturer into Australia.