Year in a Minute: 2000

SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 2000.

Cathy Freeman walking a lap of honour, carrying the Australian and Aboriginal Flags, after winning Gold in the Womens 400m Finals at the Sydney Olympic Games. (AAP PHOTO/Dean Lewins, File) Credit: AAPIMAGE

 The Y-2-K bug fails to destroy the world ,

 As the 10 per cent GST is introduced, 

 A series of gang rapes in Sydney shock the country. 

 Mad cow disease gets a hoof-hold in Europe, 

 Bad days at sea, 

 Russian submarine Kursk sinks killing all crewmen, 

 Al Qaeda bombs the USS Cole in Yemen, 

80 perish when Greek ferry sinks off the cost of Paros. 

 Aussie troops return from East Timor. 

 A Quarter of a million cross the Harbour bridge to support reconciliation. 

 And all eyes turn to Australia for the Sydney Olympics.