Fire damages Australia’s former parliament building

Fire damages Australia’s former parliament building
People stand in front of the fire-damaged Old Parliament House in Canberra (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

A fire has damaged the front doors and exterior of Australia’s Old Parliament House in Canberra.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, although a group of protesters championing indigenous rights had been gathering outside the building.

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