Welcome to Brisbane: The ghost town hosting the G20

If Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott face off on the streets of Brisbane and no one is around to see it, does it make a shirt-front?

As the G20 Summit is set to start this weekend in Ghost Town, Australia, the attending world leaders will have the Brisbane CBD all to themselves. There will be no lines, no tourists, no homeless people, no where to grab a coffee, no cars, no atmosphere. Nada. Zilch. Nothing

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If anyone is acting suspiciously in the restricted area, it will be very obvious as they will be the only person in the area. Many locals ignored Brisbane Mayor Graham Quirk's plea to stay in the city for the Summit and headed en masse to the Sunshine Coast for a long weekend. Accommodation options on the coast have reported higher than usual bookings for this period, with Queenslanders making the most of their complimentary public holiday. Read more...

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