2014 G20 Brisbane summit

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2014 G20 Brisbane Summit
9th G20 summit
← 8th 15–16 November 2014 10th →
Logo of the G20 Australia 2014 summit
Host country Australia
MottoActing Together to Lift Growth and Create Jobs, Building a Stronger, More Resilient Global Economy and Strengthening Global Institution
Venue(s)Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
CitiesBrisbane
ParticipantsG20 members
Guest invitees:
Mauritania, Myanmar, New Zealand, Senegal, Singapore, Spain
ChairTony Abbott

The 2014 G20 Brisbane summit was the ninth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state.[1] It was held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. The hosting venue was the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at South Brisbane.[2] The event was the largest ever peacetime police operation in Australia.[3]

On 1 December 2013 Brisbane became the official host city for the G20.[4] The City of Brisbane had a public holiday on 14 November 2014.[5] Up to 4,000 delegates were expected to attend with around 2,500 media representatives.[6] The leaders of Mauritania, Myanmar, New Zealand, Senegal, Singapore, and Spain were also invited to this summit.[7]

  1. ^ "World leaders ask Australia to host next G20 summit in 2014 " The Australian, 5 November 2011 Archived 6 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Brisbane to shunned Sydney: 'Get used to it'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ Tyron Butson (16 November 2014). "Brisbane's G20 summit 'biggest peacetime police operation in Australia's history'". 9news.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ^ Cameron Atfield (1 December 2013). "Brisbane takes centre stage with G20 handover". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Brisbane to get G20 public holiday". The Courier Mail. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ^ "G20 – 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ^ "The G20 and the World". G20. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.