Anthony Albanese’s new houses, The Lodge and Kirribilli House, may not appear to be fortresses from the outside, but they are the most secure in the country, with concealed defenses galore.
Nervous Australian Federal Police officers are said to be relieved that the new Prime Minister has finally relocated his headquarters from Marrickville, which has been described as a ‘horror’ for his security detail by one of the country’s best security consultants.
From 2004 through 2010, Michael Brookes-Jones, the former program director of Iraq’s secret service, was in charge of protection for nine palaces. He was in charge of 9,600 bodyguards and ministerial travel preparations.
Mr Brookes-Jones stated that Australia’s official houses – the Lodge, which is a stone’s throw from Parliament House in Canberra, and Kirribilli House, which is metres from Sydney’s Harbour Bridge – are without a doubt the safest properties in the country.
Even when the PM is not present, at least two armed AFP officials are stationed inside the homes.