Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic cauldron, then sprinting to victory in her ‘400 metres of reconciliation”. There was Thorpedo in the pool, Roy and HG, the volunteers, Kylie Minogue, Midnight Oil and INXS...

A quarter of a century on from the Sydney Olympics, and some of the moments that helped define a nation are being celebrated around the country as we look back on what was declared "The best Olympics ever" by then President of the IOC Juan Antonio Samarach.