It went well, although parts of it looked like it was some boys weekend out, a very expensive luxury one at that. The old oxford chums club was a bit obvious.

Most annoying thing is straight after we had to hear, "Brisbane shows the world how to do it' yawn....

For once it would be nice if australia did something with quiet understated dignity, instead of look at moiii waaaa

And no I dont know why Putin brought his toys, apparently its a bit of a habit though.

Obama's hardware is impressive, I bet not so to the average American on $8 an hour, having to fund that lot being flown round the world each time, some countries go to war with less metal than that.

Because he is still, at heart, a scared little boy with a sub-standard penis and a political ideology that is f'ked who rules by fear rather than by trust?

And man boobs. Much military hardware needed to compensate for those fun pillows.

We haven't really seen much of it here to be honest, Putin going home early and a few soundbites from Cameron but apart from that nothing really. Not sure how it will put Brisbane on the global map.

We were watching BBC News 24 on the TV at work overnight, and they actually said "At the G20 Summit taking place in Canberra....."

It wont, I mean really did anyone watch the G20 when it was in Petersberg, Toronto..... of course not, only if you live there.

Newman and abbott seem to have missed that point. Is Australia going to give us wall to wall coverage when its in Paris next year? yeah right.

Only spin off I think is the Brisbane property market will go even more frantic than it is now. Already half the buyers seem to be from Syd and Melbourne, Brisbane holding the G20 isnt exactly going to hurt its reputation with investors.

Complete waste of time and money for all involved and Abbott a shambling embarrassment as per usual.

More anti-west climate change nonsense

A waste of time and effort

At least Australia and Canada have the right attitude

Lol true.



But I also think he's a sneaky bas*#Â¥d who needs to be watched. Closely.

I thought it was funny, what with all Abbott's "shirtfronting" comments, that it was him that was told off and told to do better - like a naughty schoolboy.

For all his trying to take climate change off the agenda and deny reality; he was TOLD that it would be discussed, and TOLD that it was in the final communique.

Less shirtfront, more bitchslap.

I can't see how a property market would get a spin off from a G20. I can't speak for those in Melb but you would be mad to invest in Sydney right now. The investors are looking for other places with negative gearing options.

His banging on about the GP tax (co-payment) to 19 of the world most powerful people was ridiculous. The tangible look of perplexment on Angela Merkel's face betrayed it all.


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The only piece I saw on TV was when Putin bailed out. I was most intrigued with his Ilyushin Il-96 presidential jet. We don't get to see too many of those around here.

I'm surprised he didn't come in a Bear D or something...


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I'd be interested to know how much was spent on doing up Brisbane international terminal - especially as the leaders flew in through the old terminal.
When I flew out in mid October all the bars and most of the shops in international departures were boarded up, only place to get a drink was the costa Coffee in Arrivals, and the whole place looked like a building site. Flew back in last Wednesday and everything was shiny and polished, everything open, all the staff smiling, immigration all being polite, extra e-gates installed and more staff than passengers, all trying to show us how it worked! New carpets, shiny barriers, Even the trolleys had been polished I reckon. New uniforms and shiny name badges.....must have cost a bomb.

True. And the rest of them: What a bunch of tossers!