Police give all clear after Albanese evacuated from residence due to safety threat

Police have given the all clear and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned to The Lodge, his official Canberra residence, after he was evacuated due to a safety threat.

SBS News had been told police were sent to Albanese’s house, and he was moved to another location for a number of hours while the threat was investigated.

The security incident unfolded earlier on Tuesday night, with federal police beginning their response to the alleged bomb threat at 6pm.

“A thorough search of a protection establishment was undertaken and nothing suspicious was located,” a statement from the Australian Federal Police said.

“There is no current threat to the community or public safety.”

Threats to the safety of politicians have escalated in recent months.

This incident comes after a man was arrested and charged for allegedly throwing a rock and a fake explosive device through the window of Canberra’s well-known Hyatt Hotel last week.

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