A suspicious white powder found in the Indonesian embassy's mail room on Monday has been deemed safe.
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Police and firefighters were called to the embassy in Canberra on Monday morning after staff discovered a suspicious package.
The white powder was found to be safe after being analysed at ACT Pathology, police announced Tuesday morning.
But they have not revealed what the substance was and their investigation into the incident is continuing.
Police said it was too early to tell whether the white powder was linked to the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran.
ACT Policing co-ordinated a response from ACT Fire and Rescue, police and AFP protection teams after embassy staff reported the package at the building on Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla, about 10.45am.
Detective Sergeant Dave Turner said no one was evacuated from the embassy or treated for exposure to the substance.
He confirmed the powder was found in the mail room but could not say how it had arrived.
The package was transported in a sealed container to ACT Pathology at the Canberra Hospital for analysis Monday afternoon.
It was discovered less than a week after Canberrans held a vigil outside the embassy to protest the execution of the two convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia.
