In Brisbane, the police said to prepare for the G20 summit last 2 years.
Given the risks of attacks jihadist or anti-globalization mobilizations slippages, the Queensland authorities will therefore use an arsenal of security measures.
Fighter planes control the skies of Australia's third largest city, more than 6,000 police were deployed on the ground, and body searches are allowed.
Like the powerful of this world, NGOs, associations and various movements have also made an appointment in Brisbane.
Among them, the British NGO Oxfam continues to warn of poverty in the world.
"They can save lives by fighting against the overall tax reform, addressing the issue of capital flows to tax havens, says Helen Szoke, head of Oxfam Australia. And they can tackle the growing inequality. In many countries throughout the world, wealth is monopolized by a small number of people, and the rich derive much more benefit from growth than the poor. "
Financial issues, climate issues ... On this last point, however, world leaders tend to adopt the ostrich position as environmental activists gathered on the famous beach of Sydney, to bury their heads in the sand.
"The G20 starts this weekend, and we wanted to send a message to our governments both humorous and hard on what we think of their policies now. The world is changing around us, but our heads are in the sand ", says Tehan Eden, one of the organizers of the mobilization.
The head of the Australian Government, Tony Abbott, recently abolished a "carbon tax" levied on the most polluting companies.
Environmental activists also accuse him of having ousted climate issues of the G20 summit.
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