The prime minister was forced into a secure location for several hours following the threat.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was evacuated from The Lodge on Tuesday night

Bomb threats made toward Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could been motivated by a stage performance on Chinese history.

Albanese was evacuated to a secure location soon after the threats were made to the prime minister’s official residence in Canberra, The Lodge, about 6pm on Tuesday.

While the threats were not found to be substantial, a source in the Australian Federal Police told 7NEWS they are investigating if it could have been made in response to an upcoming tour of Shen Yun.

Shen Yun is a classical Chinese dance and music company that has been a target of Beijing for years, due to the depiction of the Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that millions of people around the world practice but was labelled an “evil cult” by the Chinese communist party in the 1990s, according to the Media Diversity Institute.

Local Shen Yun organisers were contacted by someone posing as an official, claiming bombs had been planted around The Lodge and would be set off if the shows went ahead.

7NEWS has since confirmed the threat was sent via email.

The emails sent threatened the Australian prime ministerThe emails sent threatened the Australian prime minister Credit: Supplied

An AFP spokesperson confirmed that there is “no current threat to community or public safety,” after Albanese was relocated from the lodge while the residence was searched..

Lucy Zhao, president of the Falun Dafa Association of Australia, said these latest threats aim to silence them.

“This is a hate crime and terrorist threats aiming to silence dissidents and stop Shen Yun,” she said in a statement.

Zhao said steps are being made to “ensure that Shen Yun’s shows run safely and successfully in Australia” and to hold activities to expose the CCP’s persecution of Falun Gong.

“I believe our [the Australian] government will not allow such CCP foreign interference to continue and will investigate further and take action to prevent it.”

Shen Yun Performing Arts is a premier classical Chinese dance company that acts as a global, high-profile platform for the Falun Gong movementShen Yun Performing Arts is a premier classical Chinese dance company that acts as a global, high-profile platform for the Falun Gong movement Credit: Shen Yun

Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor wrote on X that he was glad to hear Albanese was safe.

“Pleased to hear that the Prime Minister is safe and well after being evacuated from his residence in Canberra,” he said.

“Threats against any parliamentarian are utterly abhorrent, especially in a country built on expressing our differences through debate.”