Australian PM Albanese evacuated from official residence after bomb risk | EUROtoday

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his major official residence on Tuesday and moved to a different location for a number of hours after a bomb risk.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) mentioned it responded to an “alleged security incident”, however nothing suspicious was situated within the search. Mr Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge, his official residence within the capital Canberra, at 6pm.

“A thorough search of a protection establishment was undertaken and nothing suspicious was located,” the AFP mentioned in an announcement. “There is no current threat to the community or public safety.”

Commenting publicly for the primary time on Wednesday concerning the safety scare at his residence, Mr Albanese urged Australians to “turn the heat down”.

“I think it’s just a reminder to take every opportunity to tell people turn the heat down, for goodness sake, we can’t take these things for granted, just turn it down,” Mr Albanese mentioned.

Local media experiences confirmed that the evacuation was linked to a risk despatched in a letter over upcoming performances in Australia by a classical Chinese dance and music group that continues to be banned in China. The letter claimed that explosives had been planted round The Lodge and would detonate if the federal government went forward with the performances by Shen Yun, a efficiency group which is linked with the Falun Gong spiritual motion, which is banned in China, based on experiences.

The Shen Yun group is ready to carry a number of concert events in Australia over the approaching month.

The e mail was despatched to the native organisers of the group, who then relayed it to the Australian police on Tuesday, prompting evacuation, native media reported.

It marked the newest risk within the sequence of politically motivated warnings in opposition to parliamentarians in recent times. According to the federal police, there have been 950 such incidents that have been investigated between 2024 to 2025.

Opposition chief Angus Taylor mentioned he was relieved to know the prime minister was protected after evacuating.

“Threats against any parliamentarian are utterly abhorrent, especially in a country built on expressing our differences through debate,” he mentioned on social media.