Overview

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was confronted in the lobby of his Melbourne hotel by two men associated with far-right group Melbourne Freedom Rally.
• Daniel Jones, one of the individuals involved, claimed he entered the hotel unchallenged despite supposed heightened security measures.
• A video of the ambush, shared on far-right social media, shows the men questioning Albanese on housing affordability and immigration policies.
• Australian Federal Police had recently warned of doubling threats against politicians, with this incident following a neo-Nazi rally targeting a Coalition senator's office.
• The breach has raised alarm over the adequacy of security protocols for political leaders during an already tense election period.