The summit is taking place against a backdrop of falling commodity prices, which has led to concerns over the economy.
Australia, however, has managed to weather the storm.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Thomas reports from Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018