Australia Day’s reflections and celebrations get underway on the Opera House’s forecourt

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In Sydney, the culmination of the day’s reflections and celebrations is about to get underway on the forecourt of the Opera House. Jeremy Fernandez is co-hosting tonight’s concert.

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00:00Thousands of people have lined the harbour foreshore around Sydney's CBD for tonight's

00:07Australia Day live concert.

00:09This is the big finale of the day's events.

00:12After a day of contemplation and ceremony, it's time to celebrate.

00:16Some of Australia's best performers have been deep in rehearsals here on the Opera House

00:20forecourt and they're ready to belt out a classic all-Aussie songbook.

00:25We've got Shepard, Paulini, Dragon and William Barton, just to name a few.

00:31And there'll be something for everyone from opera to jazz and ballroom dancing, plus an

00:36incredible tribute to the legendary Yothu Yindi.

00:40And there'll be action on the water too, jet skis and flyboarders along with ships and

00:44boats dancing across Circular Quay in formation.

00:49Now the scale of this production is absolutely incredible with about a thousand people involved

00:55behind the scenes.

00:56And take a look at this, you couldn't ask for a better weather forecast.

00:59Later on tonight the skies will light up with a massive fireworks display and light show

01:04and we'll take a moment to honour the vast array of Aussies from across the country as

01:09we reflect, respect and celebrate our national day.

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