Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been evacuated from his official residence during a security incident.

Axar.az informs, citing ABC, the incident at Mr Albanese's residence (The Lodge) in Canberra sparked a significant police operation, and led to the prime minister being taken to another location for several hours.

The Australian Federal Police confirmed that at 6pm (0700 GMT) it responded to an "alleged security incident".

"A thorough search of a protection establishment was undertaken and nothing suspicious was located," the AFP said in a statement.

"There is no current threat to the community or public safety."

A spokesperson for the prime minister said: "We trust the AFP to do their jobs and thank them for their work.