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January 1st, 2012 
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The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are seen during the New Years Eve fireworks from Mrs Macquarie’s Chair in Sydney on January 1, 2012.
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Fireworks explode in downtown Jakarta during the New Year 2012 celebrations on December 31, 2011 where thousands of people gathered to witness the celebrations.
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Fireworks explode over Marina Bay during New Year celebrations in Singapore January 1, 2012.
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The Qi Nian Temple is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the New Year at the Temple of Heaven Park on December 31, 2011.
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A Sri Lankan traditional dancer performs in Colombo on December 31, 2011. The ceremony was conducted to ward off bad spirits in the 2012 New Year.
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Revellers attend New Year’s Day celebration on Red Square in Moscow, January 1, 2012.
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Fireworks burst over Spassky Tower at the Red Square in Moscow, early on January 1, 2012.
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The number 2012 is written with sparklers during a long exposure in front of St. Stephen’s Cathedral during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vienna December 31, 2011.
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A band takes part in the annual Malay Choir and Minstrels Carnival, on December 31, 2011, in front of Cape Town City Hall, South Africa, during 2012 new year celebrations. This event, which is deeply rooted in Cape Malay culture, gathers more than 60 bands of musicians, dancers and troupe members in brightly coloured outfits, painted faces and brass bands.
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Crowds line Westminster Bridge on December 31, 2011 in London, England.
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Fireworks explode during new year celebrations over the Brandenburger Tor Gate in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2012.
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Video: The year in review
(ABC News)
The Sydney Harbour erupted in a blaze of colour and light at midnight as Australia ushered in the new year in style.
Hundreds of thousands of people crowded into the harbour to witness the fireworks that organisers hailed as the biggest New Year’s Eve display in the world.
Global countdown to 2012
(All times in AEDT)
Tokyo, Japan: 2:00am
Beijing, China: 3:00am
New Delhi, India: 5:30am
Dubai, UAE: 7:00am
Athens, Greece: 9:00am
Rome, Italy: 10:00am
Paris, France: 10:00am
London, UK: 11:00am
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1:00pm
New York, USA: 4:00pm
Mexico City, Mexico: 5:00pm
Los Angeles, USA: 7:00pm
Honolulu, USA: 9:00pm
In Melbourne, celebrations were interrupted by a fire atop the Melbourne Arts Centre thought to be caused by faulty fireworks.
But that didn’t stop the 600,000-strong crowd enjoying a spectacular golden firework tribute to the city’s gold rush.
And in Brisbane, 500,000 revellers packed into the city, Fortitude Valley and South Bank to see in 2012.
But it was Sydney’s display that set the world standard that organisers believe won’t be beaten.
After more than 15 months of planning, official festivities began with a 12-minute fireworks display under the theme A Time To Dream.
Seven tonnes of fireworks were fired from barges, the foreshore and from the bridge itself.
A giant four-coloured rainbow beamed from the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a symbol of hope and renewal.
The fireworks display included new wonders including cloud-shaped fireworks, butterflies and strobing golden waterfalls from the base of the bridge.
Sydney fireworks creative director Marc Newson said his theme came with a message of hope for a better year ahead.
“It’s absolutely inspiring, it’s given me a lump in my throat,” spectator Miranda Fiske said.
Irish tourist Connor Burstow added: “It’s a great theme really, spectacular, thought-provoking and awe-inspiring.”
Sydney organisers expected about 2.6 million Australians would watch the famed show light up the harbour, with an international viewing audience of about 1 billion people.
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Celebratory fireworks ring in the New Year above Sydney Harbour. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy)
Australia joined other countries who have already rung in the new year, behind New Zealand and time zone-switching Samoa.
Crowds in Canberra’s Civic Square and throughout the national capital enjoyed a 15-minute fireworks show at midnight as well as a show for families earlier in the evening.
Revellers in Tasmania rang in the New Year at the Falls Festival and along Hobart’s waterfront.
In her new year message, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said 2012 would be a time for “new hope and new beginnings”.
“We’ve achieved remarkable things in our nation’s journey,” she said.
“But I firmly believe that even better days lie ahead.
“Together let’s make 2012 a year of which every Australian can be proud.”
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said 2011 was a testing time for many Australians, with the new year a time to reflect and set goals.
“The challenges of nature, economic uncertainty and cost of living all tested us but Australians are a strong, resourceful and resilient people,” he said.
“We came through last year. The challenge is to make 2012 a year of hope, reward and opportunity.”
Hong Kong’s glittering extravaganzas staged over the harbours helped set the standard with Sydney’s, but the mood was more sombre in Tokyo where celebrations were overshadowed by memories of January’s earthquake and tsunami.
New Zealand was among the first places to see in the new year but heavy rain over most of the country put a damper on parties, with two major celebrations in the North Island cancelled due to the weather.
In Moscow, thousands gathered in Red Square for another massive firework display sending rockets 140 metres into the midnight sky, but the sale of all alcohol was banned in a bid to prevent the revelry getting out of hand.
London, meanwhile, is gearing up for a display over the River Thames to usher in a year in which it will host the Olympic Games for the first time in over 60 years.
More than a million revellers are also expected to flock to New York’s Times Square where pop diva Lady Gaga and tenor Placido Domingo are among the star-studded line-up.
In and around Paris, police have been mobilised in a bid to prevent a wave of car burnings that occurs annually in some quarters.
In Rio, two million white-clad party-goers – Brazilians and foreign tourists – are expected to ring in the New Year on Copacabana beach, watching a spectacular “green” fireworks extravaganza.
ABC/wires
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