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The '''2014 G-20 Australia summit''' will be the [[List of G-20 summits|ninth meeting]] of the [[G-20 major economies|G-20]] [[Head of government|heads of government]].<ref name="host">[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/world-leaders-ask-australia-to-host-next-g20-summit-in-2014/story-fn59niix-1226186429833 "World leaders ask Australia to host next G20 summit in 2014 "] [[The Australian]], 5 November 2011</ref>
The '''2014 G-20 Australia summit''' will be going up on a Tuesday http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/world-leaders-ask-australia-to-host-next-g20-summit-in-2014/story-fn59niix-1226186429833 "World leaders ask Australia to host next G20 summit in 2014 "] [[The Australian]], 5 November 2011</ref>
It will be held in [[Brisbane]], the capital city of [[Queensland]], Australia, on 15 and 16 November 2014.
It will be held in [[Brisbane]], the capital city of [[Queensland]], Australia, on 15 and 16 November 2014.
The hosting venue will be the [[Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Brisbane to shunned Sydney: 'Get used to it'| work = | publisher =The Sydney Morning Herald| date =11 July 2012| url = http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/brisbane-to-shunned-sydney-get-used-to-it-20120710-21tor.html#poll| accessdate = 6 July 2012}}</ref>
The hosting venue will be the [[Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Brisbane to shunned Sydney: 'Get used to it'| work = | publisher =The Sydney Morning Herald| date =11 July 2012| url = http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/brisbane-to-shunned-sydney-get-used-to-it-20120710-21tor.html#poll| accessdate = 6 July 2012}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:19, 12 November 2014

2014 G-20 Australia summit
Logo of the G20 Australia 2014 Summit
Host countryAustralia
Date15–16 November 2014
Venue(s)Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
CitiesBrisbane
ParticipantsG-20 members
Guests:
Mauritania, Myanmar, New Zealand, Senegal, Singapore and Spain
FollowsRussia summit, 2013
PrecedesTurkey summit, 2015
WebsiteG20 Australia 2014

The 2014 G-20 Australia summit will be going up on a Tuesday http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/world-leaders-ask-australia-to-host-next-g20-summit-in-2014/story-fn59niix-1226186429833 "World leaders ask Australia to host next G20 summit in 2014 "] The Australian, 5 November 2011</ref> It will be held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, on 15 and 16 November 2014. The hosting venue will be the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.[1]

On 1 December 2013 Brisbane became the official host city for the G20.[2] The City of Brisbane will have a public holiday on 14 November 2014.[3] Up to 4,000 delegates are expected to attend with around 2,500 media representatives.[4] Leaders from Mauritania, Myanmar, New Zealand, Senegal, Singapore, and Spain are also invited to this summit.[5]

Agenda

European leaders expressed their desire to support the recovery as the global economy moves beyond the global financial crisis. European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy stressed the importance of coordinated growth strategies as well as finalising agreements on core financial reforms, and actions on tax and anti-corruption.[6]

According to Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu the main objectives of the summit are to "provide strategic priority for growth, financial rebalancing and emerging economies, investment and infrastructure, and employment and labour mobility".[7] Professor of international finance law at the University of New South Wales Ross Buckley suggested that the summit should emphasis the implementation of existing strategies rather than seeking agreement towards reforms.[8]

Climate change has been removed as a subject for discussion at the summit; Prime Minister Tony Abbott stated he did not want the agenda "cluttered" by subjects that would distract from economic growth. Officials from the European Union and United States of America are reported to be unhappy with this decision.[9] At each of the previous summits climate change was included on the agenda.[10]

Australian media says that Australia will have a significant effect on the agenda.[11] Mike Callaghan, the director of the G20 Studies Centre at the Lowy Institute for International Policy has stated that if the G20 meeting is to attain significant outcomes it should focus on boosting infrastructure spending, multilateral trading systems and combating both tax avoidance and profit shifting.[12]

Preparations

The Prime Minister of Australia at the time of the 2011 G-20 Cannes summit, Julia Gillard, was asked to have Australia host the 2014 summit.[11] Brisbane was selected over Sydney because the city was better equipped to cater for a significant increase in plane arrivals and the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre will be undertaking renovations at the time.[13] The Parliament of Queensland passed the G20 (Safety and Security) Act 2013 on 29 October 2013.[14]

The event will involve a complex security operation. Event organisers will need to ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to protect visitors, while minimising disruptions to inner-city residents and businesses.[15] About 6,000 police from Queensland, interstate and New Zealand will be ensuring security at the event,[16] and more than 600 volunteers will provide assistance at the summit.[16]

Roads between the central business district and the Brisbane Airport will be temporarily closed. Around 1,500 security specialists including interstate and overseas personnel together with thousands of Queensland police will make patrols.[17] Public transport services will be reduced in the central business district and surrounding suburbs.[18] One wing in a major Brisbane hospital has been reserved for the exclusive use of world leaders during the summit.[19]

A secure, government wireless network is required for public safety communications during the summit. Telstra will establish the network in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Cairns before the event and later continue rolling it out across South East Queensland.[20]

The Australian Government rented 16 bombproof Mercedes Benz S-Guard limousines specially for the Summit at a cost of AU$1.8 million. Some world leaders however, including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin plan to bring their own vehicles.[21]

800 people were involved in a security exercise, which tested responses to fake security issues, crowd management and transport over 10 hours on October 6, 2014. Actors portraying delegates were used, which involved a mock world leader arriving from a Qantas Boeing 737-800 at Brisbane International Airport into a 13-vehicle motorcade consisting of police motorbikes, police cars, sedans, vans, an SUV and a ute, which travelled from the airport to a Brisbane hotel.[22]

The cost of hosting the event has been estimated at around AU$400 million.[22]

Associated meetings

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet several times in 2014. Sydney will host a meeting on 21–23 February [23] followed by a meeting in Cairns, Queensland in September 2014. At the September meeting participating countries agreed to automatically exchange tax information to reduce tax evasion.[24] Canberra will host a meeting for G20 finance and central bank deputies in 2014.[25] The Youth 20 Summit is the official (G20) youth event being held in Sydney in July 2014.[26] A meeting of G20 trade ministers took place in Sydney during July, and the annual G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting was held in Melbourne during September. Officials-levels meetings of public servants have taken place throughout the year to prepare for the ministerial meetings.[27]

Security measures

There will be a declared area taking effect from the 8th of November with a number of restricted areas which will be fenced and guarded by police.[28] Freedom of movement for ordinary citizens will be restricted. According to the G20 (Safety and Security) Regulation 2014 and article 12 of the The "G20 (SAFETY AND SECURITY) BILL 2013",[29] the restricted areas can be changed at the Police Commissioner's or the Minister's request at any time during the proceedings. Residents living in these areas will have to have a security clearance performed, and their car given a security pass. Residents not receiving a security clearance will be forced to leave the area, but will be paid accommodation expenses.

The G20 legislation will suspend important civil liberties, including the absolute right to arrest without warrant, in addition to the police powers act, 2000, to detain people without charge, to predispose the courts into not giving arrested individuals bail, extensive searches of the person without warrant,[30] including strip searches, and the banning of common household items carried in public. Officers have the backing of increased penalties when lawful directions are not followed. The peaceful assembly act of 1992 is suspended during the G20 meeting dates. Size of placards are strictly regulated, as is permission to protest, and the location of protests. Legal observers will be in force to observe the use of police power during this time.[31] Heavy fines are enforceable due to the legislation. Most offenses carry between 50 and 100 penalty units worth of fines. A penalty unit in 2014 is $110.[32]

Attendance

There was divided opinion both within Australia and from other nations on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin should be allowed to attend the G-20 Summit, following Russia's response to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as well as Russia's actions in Ukraine earlier in the year. Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, approached other G20 countries about banning Putin from the meeting, and stated that this consultation found that there was not the necessary consensus to exclude him.[33] A poll taken in July 2014 found 49% of Australians do not think Putin should be allowed to attend.[34] It was confirmed in September that Putin will attend, with Prime Minister Abbott stating that "The G20 is an international gathering that operates by consensus – it's not Australia's right to say yes or no to individual members of the G20".[35]

In November 2014, Russia sent a fleet of warships into international waters off the coast of Australia to accompany Putin's visit. The fleet consisted of the Varyag, the Marshal Shaposhnikov, a salvage and rescue tug, and a replenishment oiler. Australia responded by sending the Stuart and the Paramatta, as well as a P-3 Orion surveillance plane to monitor the Russians.[36] Although Russia had previously sent warships to accompany presidential attendance at international summits, the size of fleet and the lack of official notification to the host country made this an unprecedented move.[37]

Participating leaders

Invited guests

References

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  2. ^ Cameron Atfield (1 December 2013). "Brisbane takes centre stage with G20 handover". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Brisbane to get G20 public holiday". The Courier Mail. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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  7. ^ W. Pal Sidhu (2 November 2014). "Is the G20 the right place to resolve the Ukraine crisis?". East Asia Forum. East Asian Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  8. ^ Ben Doherty (10 November 2014). "G20 faces crucial test of its credibility as Brisbane summit looms". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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  13. ^ "Gillard's G20 choice ruffles Sydney's feathers". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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  15. ^ "G20 challenge city milestone". The Courier Mail. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  16. ^ a b John Taylor (17 October 2014). "G20 summit: Independent legal observers to patrol Brisbane in November". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 October 2014. Cite error: The named reference "ilo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ Thomas Chamberlin (19 January 2013). "CBD to become Fortress Brisbane for G20 lockdown, but ring of steel to be as 'low-key' as possible". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  18. ^ "Public transport during the G20 Leader's Summit". Service Notices. Translink. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  19. ^ Robyn Ironside (28 January 2014). "G20 leaders allocated own hospital wing for November summit in Brisbane". The Courier-Mail. News Limited. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  20. ^ Sarah Vogler (3 September 2013). "Queensland Government to build secure $457 million digital radio network impregnable to eavesdroppers". The Courier Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  21. ^ "Abbott Government orders bombproof Mercedes to protect leaders at G20 Summit in Brisbane". News Corp Australia. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  22. ^ a b Kristian Silva (6 October 2014). "G20 security forces complete final major training exercise". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  23. ^ "Sydney to host G20 finance meeting in 2014". news.com.au. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  24. ^ Bridie Jabour (21 September 2014). "G20 countries agree to exchange tax information to stamp out evasion". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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  26. ^ "About Y20". 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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  28. ^ Queensland Police G20 Maps list http://www.police.qld.gov.au/G20/maps.htm
  29. ^ G20 Bill at legislation QLD https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/G/G20SafeSecA13.pdf
  30. ^ Queensland Police G20 FAQ website http://www.police.qld.gov.au/G20/FAQs.htm
  31. ^ Lawyers to watch and record Brisbane G20 protests ABC News Website, Oct 17 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-17/lawyers-set-to-watch-and-record-brisbane-g20-protests/5823438
  32. ^ Queensland Government Sentencing fines and penalties for offences http://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/types-of-crime/sentencing-fines-and-penalties-for-offences/
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  36. ^ Russia sends warships towards Australia before G20 meeting
  37. ^ Russian warships bearing down on Australia

External links

Media related to G-20 major economies at Wikimedia Commons

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