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A shot of scenic downtown Sydney as the 2000 Olympics were set to get underway. AP

Lasting impression

Olympics changes the stereotypes of Australia

Men don't really shave with big knives. Kangaroos aren't hopping around town. And you might consider ordering up a Toohey's or Victoria Bitter: Here, at least, Foster's isn't Australian for beer.
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Freeman's win won't bring apology from government
A cabinet minister said the government has no plans to apologize to Aborigines.
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IOC chief says Sydney Games could be 'best ever'
IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch told a German newspaper that the 2000 Olympics get his stamp as 'the best Games ever.'
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Freeman ignites Games by lighting cauldron
Australian Aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron to mark the opening of the Olympic Games.
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Three injured when buses collide
Three people suffered minor injuries after two buses collided near the Superdome at Olympic Park.
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