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PM evacuated from The Lodge over security threat
Prime Minister Albanese was evacuated for three hours after AFP found no suspicious items following a security threat linked to increased attacks on politicians, AFP said.
- On Tuesday, February 24, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge after a reported major safety threat and moved to an alternative secure location while authorities assessed the situation.
- The AFP's recent figures show 951 referrals against parliamentarians in the 2024-25 financial year, a 63% rise, with lone-actor extremism warnings and a Hyatt Hotel bomb-squad response in recent months.
- On Tuesday the Australian Federal Police said officers responded about 6pm to an alleged security incident and completed a thorough search that found nothing suspicious.
- AFP and authorities said there is no ongoing threat to the public; the prime minister was not injured and is understood to be returning to The Lodge, with renewed debate expected on senior political leaders' security settings.
- Investigations remain underway as authorities have not detailed the threat's nature; Mr Albanese took part in a live-streamed interview at The Lodge hours before the incident that drew more than 41,500 viewers.
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Lodge 'bomb threat' sees Albanese evacuated
The AFP briefly evacuated the PM from his Canberra residence last night after an 'alleged security incident', and the ABS will release 2026's first inflation figures today, with headline inflation predicted to drop. The post Lodge ‘bomb threat’ sees Albanese evacuated appeared first on Crikey.
Australian PM Albanese evacuated from residence after security threat
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra late on Tuesday following a security threat, and returned several hours later after nothing suspicious was found, ABC News reported. Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge, his official residence in the capital Canberra. National broadcaster ABC reported the threat sparked a significant police operation, and led to the prime minister being taken to another loc…
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