Man Charged After Threatening Hannah Beazley’s Office with Nunchucks
Source reports published 22 Oct 2026, 10:00 am – 5:21 pm AEST
A man was arrested after allegedly making threats and wielding nunchucks at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office in Perth, Western Australia. Following an incident involving injuries to federal MP Helen Haines, concerns are rising about the safety of politicians.
What happened
- A 56-year-old man was arrested after entering Hannah Beazley’s Victoria Park electorate office in Perth on Wednesday afternoon.
- Police reported he was making verbal threats while in possession of nunchucks, an improvised martial arts weapon.
- Electoral staff called police after the disturbance.
- The man was charged with being armed in a way that may cause fear, making unlawful threats, and cannabis possession.
- Beazley stated her staff were ‘rattled’ by the ‘confronting situation’ and that she was not in the office at the time.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as ‘far too prevalent’.
- Governor General Sam Mostyn highlighted the ‘unique and pernicious form of attack’ high-profile politicians often face, citing online abuse.
- Following injuries sustained by federal MP Helen Haines in Victoria, a community vigil was held for Haines in Wodonga.
- Haines’s chief of staff, Kaz Rourke, stated the team was ‘devastated’ by the incident and were planning to reopen the office later next week.
- Cathy McGowan, Haines’s predecessor, expressed the community’s ‘mixed emotions’ and acknowledged the prevalence of violence in regional areas.