The Sydney Opera House's 50 years | 7.30

Fifty years ago this week the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth
Gough Whitlam was still Prime Minister, Australians still stood for God Save The Queen and we were only just starting to emerge from a cultural cringe that had seen so many of our artists head overseas.
Laura Tingle and Laura Francis report.
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[@lukegreen5341]

1:55 Happy 50th Birthday Sydney Opera House.
1973 - 2023.
50 Years. X

[@brettburton1477]

Iconic.

[@user-tl4jo7he3w]

Next Stop: Sydney - Sydney Opera House Tour Amazing place. Excellent City Sydney Beautiful Country Australia.🇦🇺❤

[@MrWhitmen1981]

Never been but the people hanging out the front outside of it scare me. Albo has let this interesting place tarnish.

[@nighty4]

Lmao what a hilarious take

[@ReddRubble]

How could Daniel Andrews do this???

[@danc.5509]

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[@dougbarker3019]

A magnificent building of which we can be truly proud, but such a shame that it has to be "honoured" by another piece of musical crap from Minchin.