PM Narendra Modi with Australia's Attorney-General George Brandis at Brisbane airport (Associated Press photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brisbane, Australia, this morning and reported that it was "bright and sunny." He will attend the G20 summit, meet world leaders on its sidelines, and will visit three other Australian cities - Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
"Reached Brisbane. It is bright and sunny outside," PM Modi said on Twitter.
PM Modi was received at the airport by the Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman. Indian High Commissioner in Australia, Biren Nanda, was also present.
The PM will attend the G20 annual summit - a gathering of 20 of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies - in Brisbane on Saturday and Sunday and will also hold talks with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott in Canberra during his five-day stay in the country.
(Track updates)Today, he is visiting the Queensland University and will later meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and Japan's Shinzo Abe. On the sidelines of the G20 summit, he is also expected to hold meetings with Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Francois Hollande.
During the G20 meet, PM Modi is expected to raise the importance of the issue of global cooperation against black money. He had said in his departure statement in New Delhi on Tuesday that "a key issue for me would be to highlight the importance of international cooperation against black money."
He is also expected to voice concern over jobless growth. He said he intends to discuss how the group can accelerate creation of next-generation infrastructure, which also includes digital infrastructure, and ensure access to clean and affordable energy.
In Sydney, Mr Modi is slated to address top Australian and Indian CEOs and will also attend a grand reception organised by the Australian Indian community. 16,000 people are expected to attend.
The Prime Minister is on a 10-day tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji to attend key multilateral summits and hold bilateral meetings. He has finished the Myanmar leg of his visit.