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Victorian man Gerard Michael Little planned to ‘‘engage in violent conflict against the Indonesian government’’ in West Papua, a Brisbane court has been told.

Mr Little, 45, was charged with preparatory acts for incursion into foreign states and trained or drilled for incursions into foreign states, under laws which prevent Australian citizens from engaging in hostile acts against other countries.

The disability pensioner was denied bail, with Brisbane Magistrate Jacqui Payne determining he was an unacceptable flight risk.

Federal police allege Mr Little wanted to leave Australia and work as a mercenary, or soldier-for-hire in West Papua and had trained in the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine with ‘‘non-government sanctioned UN’’ groups to achieve that aim.