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The official Canberra residence of the prime minister was evacuated on February 24, 2026, following a security breach. Anthony Albanese was taken by security personnel to another location several hours away. Video by Canberra Times reporter Miriam Webber.
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00:00Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from the lodge here in Canberra earlier this evening
00:06when the Australian Federal Police began responding to an alleged threat to his safety.
00:12He was moved to another location.
00:14We now understand that he's back.
00:16The Australian Federal Police did conduct a thorough search of the property.
00:20It's fairly quiet on the street here.
00:22There's media around trying to figure out what's going on.
00:25But this does come as part of an escalated wave of anger shown towards Australian politicians in recent months.
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