A man accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a bizarre rant outside court, yelling: ‘I stand for Team Australia and nothing else.’
Greg William Tait, 43, faced Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday over allegations he threatened the life of the PM in a series of phone calls.
According to court documents, Tait allegedly made the threats between 12pm and 12.30pm, and again between 12.30 and 12.45pm, on December 15, the day after the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The Graystanes man was initially charged on December 16 with one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence, and faced another count of the same charge on January 5.
Tait did not enter a plea, telling the court he was seeking legal advice.
Outside court, he was followed by a large media pack and declined to comment when asked, ‘do you have anything against Albo?’ and ‘Do you have anything against the Prime Minister?’
When questioned about the severity of the charges, Mr Tait replied: ‘It can’t be too serious, I’m on bail.’
Greg William Tait, 43, is pictured outside Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday
Tait (pictured outside court) declined to answer questions about whether he had anything against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Calling the media a ‘bunch of scavengers’, he questioned if ‘this is the biggest story in Australia right now?’
Saying ‘I love you all’ as he fled the scene, he shouted: ‘I stand for Team Australia and nothing else.’
His arrest came after the Australian Federal Police National Security Team received a report on December 16 from a parliamentarian’s office, which the SMH has confirmed was the Prime Minister.
Police then allegedly linked the calls to Tait.
If found guilty, he could be jailed for a maximum of five years.
His matter will return to court on January 28.
Rambling and error-laden social media posts from 2018 appear to show Tait supported former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, but was otherwise very critical of all sides of politics.
Greg Tait faced Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday over the allegations he threatened the life of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured) in a series of phone calls.
Tait (pictured) called the media a ‘bunch of scavengers’ outside court
‘Abbott’s not perfect, but neither are you. Abbott does, whilst others stall. Abbott doesn’t care about status, what others think or the $$,’ he wrote in 2018.
‘Abbott just wants to be the best PM he can, a quality not seen since Hawke and Keating days.
‘I say bin the lot and start again … He’s the f***ing best we have.’
Tait has also listed himself on Facebook as the CEO of the phone manufacturer, BlackBerry.