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        April 25, 2008

(CNN Student News) -- April 25, 2008 Olympic Torch Down Under - See what happened when the Olympic torch touched down in Australia. Shoutout RAMSAY: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Linser's Contemporary World/American Government classes at Robinswood High School in Bellevue, Washington! What's the capital of Australia? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Melbourne, B) Sydney, C) Canberra or D) Wagga Wagga? You've got three seconds and don't be chook -- GO! A lot of folks would say Sydney, but Australia's capital is Canberra, letter C. That's your answer and that's a fair dinkum Shoutout! Olympic Torch Down Under AZUZ: And it's one of the most recent stops on the Olympic flame's trip around the world. Now, if you've been following the torch relay, you know several legs have seen protests, both for and against the host country of China. A lot of the demonstrations have to do with the country's stance toward its region of Tibet. So, what happened when the torch traveled down under? Andrew Stevens has the details from the Australian capital. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANDREW STEVENS, CNN REPORTER: They were arriving in the thousands even before the sun was up; Canberra's Reconciliation Square a sea of color and sound. The vast majority: pro-China supporters, lending their voice to a swelling chorus of Chinese patriotism. The mood was festive, but this Australian leg of the international torch relay still did not escape protests: these confrontations between pro-Tibetan and pro-China demonstrators, mild though in comparison with scenes from other cities in earlier relay legs. Organizers from both sides have called for peaceful demonstrations, and by and large they got them; just a handful of arrests. The relay itself, by and large, incident-free; the torch protected by Australian police as China's own controversial flame attendants took a low profile. One clear message of Tibetan support coming from above. But on the ground, tens of thousands of Chinese supporters were out in overwhelming force in all key locations, including here at the finish. Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe, running the final leg to light the cauldron in front of a crowd drenched in the red flags of China. But in this international relay, politics is always close to the surface. This is one of the sites here at the finishing post: one or two Tibetan supporters in a sea of Chinese flags, surrounded by Chinese chanting at them, "Go, go, go," while they defend their right to demonstrate. PROTESTER: I have a right to express my views. You have a right to express your views. I am not going anywhere. PROTESTER: Shame on you. Shame on you. STEVENS: These three have come to see the final leg of the torch relay. They didn't get far. PROTESTER: These two got pushed around when we were here. Right now, by themselves. PROTESTER: Olympic games were based without politics. That's all I want to say, ok? IMPARTIAL OBSERVER: I think this is a great example of a democracy at work, and people are allowed to be out here with their different opinions. And it's been mostly peaceful. STEVENS: By early afternoon, the Olympic flame was on the move again, this time to Japan. And even though this leg of the international relay against expectations went off generally smoothly, a last clear reminder of the massive security that's needed in this journey of harmony. Andrew Stevens, CNN, Canberra, Australia. (END VIDEO CLIP)

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