Forbes Global CEO conference the scene of protests
Protesters are gathering at Circular Key in Sydney to rally against the gathering of corporate and political leaders. The Forbes Global CEO conference has brought together business leaders to discuss ways to maximise corporate profit by increasing free trade. And to do it they’ve been given access to Sydney Opera House, Botanical Gardens and NSW Police. Up to 1,000 police officers have been donated by the NSW Premier Iemma to prevent any threat from protesters interrupting the conference. Kept well away from the bigwigs and the politicians like Prime Minister John Howard protesters are trying to make some noise about why they think the Forbes conference should just go away. Michael Atkin spoke with John Peter Williamson live from the protest.