Events Archive

Australian federation history had its formal beginnings in 1889 but only took place on January 1, 1901.

The Sydney Olympic Arts Festival was held from 1997 to 2000 in conjunction with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The 1996 census figures drew a fresh portrait of Sydneysiders and shattered the myths.

Australia decided to remain a constitutional monarchy after the vote for a republic in a referendum on November 6, 1999, failed.

The year 2000 swept in from the international dateline to Kiribati, Tonga, New Zealand and Australia, and despite all the dire warnings, New Zealand and Australia were proved more than ready to cope with the millennium bug, turning over to 2000 seamlessly.

Filming of the second Survivor reality tlevision series was started in the Australian Outback in late 2000 when initially 16 persons strangers to one another were stranded, kilometres from anywhere. Filming was completed before year's end and the screened series had its denouement in early May 2001.

The Sydney Olympic Games were held from September 15 to October 1, 2000. Here are the medal winners.

Here are some of the highlights of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Celebrations marking the start of the centenary of Australian federation were ushered in on January 1, 2001, by the ringing of bells throughout the country.

Australia shared in the grief and anger of the American people at the attack on New York's World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, causing the total destruction of this US landmark and the death of thousands of innocent lives. It is learned later that not only the World Trade Centre was attacked.

An insight into the Australian population at the start of the current millennium from figures culled from the five-yearly 2001 census released in June 2002.

Twenty countries were represented in the 2003 Rugby World Cup played at various Australian venues from October 10 to November 22, 2003.

A special highlight of the Adelaide Festival was the inclusion of 20 shows exclusive to Adelaide and 10 world premieres.

Australian medal winners at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games held from August 13 to 29, 2004.

The Sydney Festival, a celebration of arts and culture, is held in Sydney each January.

For the first time since their wedding, Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Australian-born Princess Mary returned to Sydney on an official royal visit.

The Sydney Festival, a celebration of arts and culture, is held in Sydney each January.

The 2006 Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts presents some of the world's most innovative art forms, as well as the more traditional ones, from March 3 to 19.

Melbourne hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2006 with some 4500 athletes from 71 nations competing in 16 sports with 24 disciplines from March 15 to 26.

The Sydney Festival, a January celebration of arts and culture, comprises plays, dance and music events, physical theatre, visual arts and outdoor events.

Australia and New Zealand teams are competing in the 2007 Rugby World Cup being played mostly in France.

The Sydney Festival, a celebration of arts and culture, is held in Sydney each January.

Here are some highlights of the 2008 Adelaide Festival of Arts.

Australia's medal winners at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

This year's Melbourne Cup is the seventh race in a 10-race program at Flemington Racecourse on November 4, the first Tuesday in November.

The 2010 Sydney Festival takes place from January 9 to 30 with an offering of outstanding works and performances in theatre, music, dance and art, together with outdoor performances which are mostly free.

The 2011 Sydney Festival ttoo place from January 8 to 30 with an offering of outstanding works and performances in theatre, music, dance and art, together with outdoor performances which were mostly free.