Sydney
:For other meanings, see Sydney (disambiguation), or Sidney.
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Sydney (disambiguation) - Sidney
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Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australia's largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). With a metropolitan area population of 4.3 million and a population of approximately 146,297 people in the city proper (known as the "City of Sydney"), the Sydney metropolis is the larger of the two main financial, transport, trade and cultural centres of Australia (the other being Melbourne).
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Capital city - Australia - New South Wales - 1788 - City of Sydney - Melbourne
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Sydney is a significant global and domestic tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and liveable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beautiful coastline, warm and pleasant climate and cosmopolitan culture. Sydney significantly raised its global profile in recent years as the host city of the 2000 Olympics. It is also the host of the World Youth Day 2008. The city's name is pronounced {{IPA|/?s?d.ni?/}}. A resident of Sydney is popularly known as a "Sydneysider".
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Tourist destination - 2000 Olympics - World Youth Day 2008 - Pronounced
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| ► | Geography |
| ► | History |
| ► | Government and politics |
| ► | Landmarks |
| ► | Culture |
| ► | Media |
| ► | Sport |
| ► | Transport |
| ► | Regions and suburbs |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Books |
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Latest news on sydney
Man found guilty of Sydney murder
A British-born man is found guilty in an Australian court of throwing his lover to her death at a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
Briton found guilty of throwing lover to death from Sydney harbour cliff
Jury's verdict on murder 13 years ago of 24-year-old Caroline Byrne by Gordon Wood ends one of Australia's longest-running criminal investigations
Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman attend the premiere of their period epic Australia in a rain-soaked Sydney.
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Australians March Against Climate Change
SYDNEY - Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country on Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change, organisers said.
Australians march against climate change
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change, organizers said.
Sydney Water skipping Vista
CIO of Australia's largest water utility says the organization would likely skip Vista and instead plan ahead to install Windows 7 on its 4,000 desktops.
Australia cuts rates, glimmers of hope from banks
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Australia cut interest rates sharply on Tuesday, presaging likely reductions in Europe later this week, and evidence of recession mounted despite glimmers of hope from major banks.
Sydney Facing Significant Risk From Climate Change
A new study warns that climate change will bring significant changes to weather patterns and coastlines, with serious planning implications for Sydney, Australia. read more
Venkatesh Prasad: A Coach And A Gentleman
Indias fast bowling stock has never looked better, and as Peter Roebuck wrote recently in his column in the Sydney Morning Herald, on the evidence of the last few Test matches, it would be hard to see how an Australian pace bowler would find a spot in the Indian squad, let alone in the playing eleven.
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