Fireworks across Australia: How the nation celebrated as the clock ticked over to 2020
New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2020.
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Photo: Getty
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View of fireworks during the Big Bash League match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Sydney Thunder at Adelaide Oval. Photo: Getty
A man on Melbourne’s Southbank looks towards the city as fireworks explode. Photo: Getty
A Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighter conducts mopping up near the town of Sussex Inlet. Photo: Getty
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Fans watch fireworks during the Big Bash League match between the Brisbane Heat and the Melbourne Renegades at The Gabba in Brisbane. Photo: Getty
Happy New Year from the fire grounds of South Australia. pic.twitter.com/YhzUGXBrLs
— Trees etc. (@arborsmarty) December 31, 2019
Crowds gather to watch the fireworks over Sydney’s Opera House. Photo: Getty
A fire crew tries to save a property at Sussex Inlet, NSW. Photo: Getty
Utterly refusing to watch the fireworks so I'm sitting at home listening to the sky exploding miles away. It's god awful on a night like this.
Don't believe I've ever been so disillusioned in Australia before. We are so small, petty and foolish.#AustraliaBurns #SydneyNYE
— James Carlton (@jasta07) December 31, 2019
A group of friends light up sparklers during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Melbourne. Photo: Getty