Reichstag 2.0? Australian Protesters Set Fire To Historic Parliament Building

Australia's former parliament building in the capital Canberra was briefly set alight on Thursday by protesters during a demonstration for Aboriginal sovereignty, BBC reported.

No one was injured in the fire, which engulfed the heritage building's front doors before it was quickly put out.

Workers inside the Old Parliament House, which is now a museum, were also quickly evacuated.

It follows a fortnight of protest activity at the site, police said.

The current residents of the building, the Museum of Australian Democracy, had on 21 December shut its doors after indigenous protesters held a "peaceful sit-in". It has not yet addressed Thursday's protest.

Indigenous campaigners have been holding demonstrations in the lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the former parliament's front lawns.