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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been forced to evacuate from the Lodge, his residence in Canberra, while police searched the premises following a security threat.
Albanese was only able to return to the heavily fortified house near parliament after 9pm, three hours after the first emerged.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had to evacuate his official residence for more than three hours while police searched the premises.Alex Ellinghausen
The nature of the threat has not been made public.
A federal police spokeswoman said they responded to “an alleged security incident” at 6pm.
“A thorough search of a protection establishment has commenced and is still ongoing,” she said. “There is no current threat to the community or public safety.″ … More to come
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