A bomb scare at the Australian prime minister's home originated from written threats directed at a Chinese dance and music group banned by Beijing.
In emails seen by local media, performers of the Shen Yun group were told to cancel their upcoming Australian shows or risk explosives being detonated at Anthony Albanese's official residence in the nation's capital.
The claims were first reported in a newspaper associated with the Falun Gong religious movement, which is also banned in China and has ties with Shen Yun.
Authorities refused to comment on the emails, only confirming they had attended an "alleged security incident" at the leader's home on Tuesday and "nothing suspicious was located".
Albanese was evacuated from his home at 18:00 local time (07:00 GMT) and taken to another location for several hours, police said.
