Will the 2016 Perseid meteor shower be visible in Sydney, Australia?
The International Meteor Organization calendar for 2016, page 12, gives the Perseid radiant declination as +58$^\circ$ and says "regrettably, it cannot be properly viewed from most of the southern hemisphere."
At latitude -34$^\circ$ the radiant never rises above the horizon, so there may be fewer Perseid meteors than sporadic non-Perseids.
This does not change year to year as the AG article seems to suggest.
What does vary is interference from the Moon; this year it's full on the 18th, so the article is correct to recommend the morning or two before the predicted peak on August 12-13.
Also check your local weather forecast.
The predawn hours, e.g. 2 hours before sunrise, are generally best for meteors because the morning side is forward as the Earth orbits the Sun.