Olympic torch arrives in Australia

CANBERRA, Australia (CNN) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Australia's capital of Canberra on Wednesday following a relatively incident-free run in Indonesia.

BOCOG Executive Vice-President Jiang Xiaoyu and Aboriginal elder Aunty Agnes with the torch in Canberra.

The torch will be carried about the city on Thursday, and officials there have vowed not to cut the 20 kilometer course despite threats of pro-Tibet protests.
Torchbearers include long-distance runner Ron Clarke, who set 17 world records during the early 1960s and lit the cauldron at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia, and swimmer Ian Thorpe, a five-time gold medallist.
On Tuesday, torchbearers circled a track around Jakarta's main sports stadium in front of invited guests and journalists. Pro-Tibet demonstrators were kept far away.
Indonesian police arrested six pro-Tibet protesters and took down anti-Chinese banners and signs outside the sports complex, according to a protest organizer. Police said they were charged with not having a permit to stage a protest.
The Olympic flame's run was limited to a track around the Senayan Sports Complex to prevent disruptions from protesters, something that has marred the relay in several other cities, the Indonesian Sports Committee said. The relay was shortened to just over 7 kilometers.
CNN correspondent Dan Rivers reported that it was "a very sanitized affair" inside the stadium, which was surrounded by about 6,000 Indonesian security officers. Watch the torch being lit in Jakarta »
Spectators could strain for a glimpse of the far-away flame through a fence.
Spokesman Enrico Soekarno of the Indonesian Society for a Free Tibet said police moved in on protesters before the relay began after a "provocateur" -- who he suspected came from police ranks -- infiltrated his group and began a scuffle.
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Six people were arrested after they tried to stop police from taking their signs, Soekarno said.
The 80 runners, including celebrities, athletes and political figures, carried the torch about 80 yards each.
While anti-Tibet protests in Indonesia have not been large, security will be tight.
Monday's torch relay in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia went off without major incident.
About 500 flag-waving Chinese students gathered at the starting and ending points, far outnumbering the handful of people who carried pro-Tibet signs.
Witnesses said the Chinese students overwhelmed a western woman wearing a "Free Tibet" shirt and holding a pro-Tibet sign, hitting her with small Chinese flags before she was carried away unhurt by a photographer.
At least two other people carrying pro-Tibet signs were carried away by Malaysian police. It was not clear if they were detained because of a disruption or if they were removed for their own safety. Watch a timeline of the Olympics and politics »
The turnout of local residents was small -- a member of the Malaysian Olympics council explained it was a work day.
Earlier torch relay stops in London, England; Paris, France; and San Francisco, California attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators. Follow a map of the international torch relay »
Some protesters in those cities tried to disrupt the relay, and police made dozens of arrests.