The Olympic torch has landed amid tight security at the Canberra airport RAAF base.
The flame flew in from Jakarta, where it was paraded through a heavily-guarded stadium last night after police stopped about 100 pro-Tibet protesters from disrupting the Indonesian relay leg.
The international symbol of the Olympic Games will be given a red carpet welcome when it is carried off the aircraft.
Indigenous Australians will perform a welcome ceremony, before the flame is handed over to the ACT's Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.
It is the only Australian stop-off for the Olympic torch before it embarks on a massive tour of China.
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