Indigenous rights protesters have burned Australian flags during a provocative rally on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
The group of about 50, which gathered in Emma Miller Place in Brisbane, has been enraged by comments from Prime Minister Tony Abbott about Australia's history.
"He refers to this country as desolate (prior to the arrival of the first fleet)," activist Wayne Wharton said.
"He welcomes the world leaders and tells them there was nothing.
"So we have to resort to symbolism to show our disgust in your colonial leadership."
Australia was ruled by force and founded in bloodshed, Mr Wharton said.
He made references to the large police presence keeping watch over the rally, criticising their carrying of firearms.
"It's no different to how you showed up in 1770," Mr Wharton said.
Protesters formed a circle around a pile of shredded paper as the speeches continued, before six flags were paraded before the crowd.
The flags were ignited to chants of "resist, revive, decolonise" as the rally grew increasingly passionate.
No police officer intervened.
The group then burned effigies of prominent Aboriginal leaders Warren Mundine, Noel Pearson and Marcia Langton to chants of "sell outs!"
Brisbane is in the grips of a heatwave on the final day of the G20 summit, with the temperature tipped to get to 40C in the city.
