the meeting. 15 September – 1 October – Sydney Olympics held & are a massive success. Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch regards them as the 'best Olympic Games ever'. The Olympic Games are handed back to their birthplace Athens, Greece from Sydney, Australia. They'll are welcome back home, soon in the next 4 years to host 2004 Summer Olympics October 10 October – It is revealed that Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith has incurred almost $50,000 on a taxpayer-funded Telecard for a service he says he hasn't used for years, but which he admits he gave to his son. November 1 November – Former Queensland Labor MP Bill D'Arcy is found guilty of 18 child sex charges committed while he was a school teacher. November – New South Wales suffers its worst floods in 40 years, with 240 cm of rain falling in one week. 22 November – Jim Elder resigns as Queensland Deputy Premier, citing allegations of electoral rorting within the Labor Party currently under investigation by the Shepherdson Inquiry. Arts and literature ARIA Music Awards of 2000 Thea Astley's novel Drylands and Kim Scott's novel Benang are co-winners of the Miles Franklin Award Film 27 June – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones begins principal photography at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. 2 October – Queen of the Damned, based on the novel by Anne Rice, begins principal photography in a converted biscuit factory in St Albans, Melbourne. The Dish Looking for Alibrandi The Wog Boy Television 1 January – The Seven Network introduces a new logo to celebrate the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the first one not to have the 7 inside a circle. February – Popstars becomes the first Australian reality talent show, earns massive ratings for the Seven Network & leads to Bardot, the end product of the show, becoming the first Australian act to debut at no.1 on the ARIA charts, September – The Sydney Olympics earn record ratings for Channel 7 with the Olympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies & its continuous coverage. Sport 1 January – Carlton defeats Collingwood in a Millennium special pre–season match 11 January – NRL announces strict penalties for clubs found guilty of breaching salary caps 14 January – Tennis – Mark Philippousis defeats Pete Sampras to win the Colonial Classic Final Grant Hackett wins 800 metres at the Queensland swimming titles. 24 February