December 30, 2021 12:07 PM

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Australia's former parliament building set ablaze amid protest in Canberra

Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra was briefly set alight on Thursday by protesters during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty.<br />'' <br />'' Police said, no-one was injured in the fire, which engulfed the Old Parliament House's front doors before it was put out. It follows a fortnight of protest activity at the site, police said.<br />''<br />''Protest violence on this scale is rare in Australia, though flare-ups have become more common during the pandemic. Today, workers inside the heritage building were quickly evacuated once the fire broke out.

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