CANBERRA, ACT, July 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Brisbane man was convicted and fined $1700 by the Downing Centre Local Court this week (15 July, 2025) for travelling on a domestic flight under a false name.
The man, 45, pleaded guilty on 10 June, 2025, to:
* One count of taking a constitutional flight with a ticket obtained with false identity information, contrary to section 376.4(2) of the Criminal Code (Cth); and* One count of using false identification information at a constitutional airport, contrary to section 376.2 of the Criminal Code(Cth).
He came to police attention in January, 2025, when it was alleged he had made a reference to a bomb while speaking on his mobile phone after boarding...