2014 G20 Brisbane summit

2014 G20 Brisbane Summit
Logo of the G20 Australia 2014 summit
Host countryAustralia
Date15–16 November 2014
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
Follows2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit
Precedes2015 G20 Antalya summit
Websiteg20.org

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, on 15–16 November 2014. 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.

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