In 1981, Kit Laughlin released his film ‘The Comeback’, documenting Arnold Schwarzenegger’s controversial 7th Mr Olympia title. The contest took place at the Sydney Opera House on 4 October 1980.

The posedown and results of the 1980 Mr. Olympia competition at the Sydney Opera House on 4 October.

Kit Laughlin's film about the 1980 Mr. Olympia cometition held at the Sydney Opera House on the 4 October.

For one night only, on 25 September 2020, the sails of the Sydney Opera House lit up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an iconic moment in Australia's sporting history and its preservation on DN

See Sydney in all its shiny magnificence, from Australia's first recorded moving image filmed at Prince Alfred Park in 1896 to contemporary colour footage.

Through our Newscaf program, we share footage of some of the famous stars who love the Opera House – including Oprah Winfrey and Jackie Chan.

Photographs, news and home movie footage capture the excitement of the opening of the Sydney Opera House on 20 October 1973.

The Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20 October 1973 – 14 years after construction began.

Ice skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean pose like any other tourists with the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House behind them.

Sydney Harbour and the Opera House on 20 October 1973.

A still from the documentary production The Fifth Facade, about the opening of the Sydney Opera House.