Canberra

Youtube video concerning security spending for the torch relay in Canberra: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jpfzRYV44WA

New York Times Article:
"Minor Protests as Olympic Relay Reaches Australia" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/world/asia/24relay.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=canberra+2008&st=nyt&oref=slogin

I did a little bit of visual research, I apologize that it was searching world broadcasts on Youtube, but either way... the torch passed through the Australian capital of Canberra on April 24th. As far as the protests go, and as a comparison to Paris, London, and San Francisco... it was rather uneventful. Australia, according to a French news broadcast I found, spent a total of two million dollars in security for the event. The Australians did not allow for the ‘blue track suited Chinese security officers near the torch". Instead they depended entirely on their own Australian police force. According to the Times article I’ve posted, the number of Chinese supporters seemed to outnumber the supporters for a "free Tibet" despite the sky-writers attempts to voice his/her opinion. There were minor activist attempts to disrupt the event; minor scuffles, Tibetan supporters lighting a Chinese flag on fire, and a quickly moved 'sit down protest' in front of the runner.