CANBERRA – This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.
Australia will be among the first nations to ring in 2021 because of its proximity to the International Date Line. In past years 1 million people crowded Sydney's harbor to watch fireworks that center on the Sydney Harbor Bridge.Authorities this year are advising revelers to watch on television.
People are only allowed in downtown Sydney if they have a restaurant reservation or are one of five guests of an inner-city apartment resident.