The Olympic torch has been paraded through a heavily guarded stadium in Jakarta on a much-shortened relay.

Security was tight with 5,500 officers deployed around the Bung Karno Stadium in Indonesia's capital.

The relay had originally been due to pass through large stretches of the bustling city, but officials later said the route would be restricted to the vicinity of the stadium.

Around 100 demonstrators, grouped under the Indonesian Society for a Free Tibet, turned out.

Several were detained by police, who also seized flags and banners strung onto the front gate.

Protesters angry at China's human rights record or demanding Tibetan independence have attempted to disrupt the relay in Greece, Britain, France and the United States, but recent stops in Asia have been largely peaceful.

The flame travels next to the Australian capital, Canberra, where organisers said they were re-routing the torch relay from the heart of the capital amid fears of clashes between pro-China and pro-Tibet demonstrators.

An Australian torch bearer has pulled out of the relay because of concerns over China's human rights record.

Social justice advocate Lin Hatfield-Dodds said she still supported the Olympics and the athletes, but the symbolism of the relay had changed in the wake of China's crackdown in Tibet.

Ms Hatfield-Dodds was chosen for the relay because she was named Australian of the Year in her territory for her work with low-income and disadvantaged Australians.

Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith said that he respected her decision and said that it was a good example of peaceful protest.

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