'Blown into ruins': Chinese dance troupe threat linked to Lodge evacuation

There are investigations into whether the international dance troupe Shen Yun was the target of a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the prime minister's Canberra residence.

Anthony Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge yesterday following an "alleged security incident" that may have stemmed from the Chinese Communist Party's escalating campaign against a banned religious group.

The classical dance group Shen Yun is not the most obvious fomenter of political dissent but it's a prime target of the party because of its links to the the long-persecuted Falun Gong.

The classical Chinese dance group Shen Yun is at the centre of a hoax bomb threat at the PM's lodge, following an email urging Anthony Albanese to cancel their upcoming performance. Albanese touted the idea of extending the project to Melbourne at the Future Victoria Summit.

Albanese was caught up in China's harassment via threatening emails to the dance group.

"Large quantities of nitroglycerin explosives have been placed around the Australian Prime Minister's residence in Canberra," one email read.

"If you proceed with the performance, the Lodge will be blown into ruins and blood will flow like a river."

An Australian Federal Police search of The Lodge and its surrounds found it was a hoax, however, Anthony Albanese was evacuated as a precaution.

"We shouldn't allow such hate crimes and foreign interference continue in Australia by the Chinese Communist Party," Lucy Zhao from the Falun Dafa Association of Australia said.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said the threats "will be taken seriously by the police".

Emails sent to the PM sparked fear and resulted in the evacuation of Albanese from his Canberra lodge.

Threats to Australian politicians are on the rise, with almost 1000 last year, as security authorities fear that authoritarian nations, including China, are increasingly projecting their own internal political hostilities onto our shores.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor labelled the incident "unacceptable" as he called for "a united front".

Shen Yun's performance tonight in the Gold Coast will go ahead with extra security.

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‘Blown into ruins’: Chinese dance troupe threat linked to Lodge evacuation