In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?
- Written by Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University
The world had its eyes on Sydney in 2000. A million people lined the harbour to ring in the new millennium (though some said it was actually the final year of the old one) on January 1.
US television reporters called it “the biggest party in Australian history”. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, whose corporation seemed to represent...
