The 2014 G20 Brisbane summit was the ninth meeting of the G20 heads of government/heads of state.
It was held in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, on 15–16 November 2014.
The hosting venue was the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at South Brisbane. The event was the largest ever peacetime police operation in Australia.
The G20 leaders wave on the final day of the forum
Police boats patrolling the Brisbane River on the day before the summit
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Image: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
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