A late-night security alert at New South Wales Parliament was triggered by a device on Nationals MP Geoff Provest’s office door or window. Bomb disposal officers attended and identified it as a non-functional, 3D-printed replica; the incident matters because security staff followed emergency procedures before confirming there was no real threat.

The object had reportedly been there since shortly after the 2023 state election and was familiar to people at Parliament, though its exact origins are unclear. Provest missed repeated calls because he was asleep, prompting officials including Speaker Greg Piper to be contacted; police say no further action is expected and no charges have been laid. The episode follows a more serious 2013 scare, when a man claimed to have explosives in a car outside Parliament, leading to a lockdown.