Australia kicked off the New Year with a bang as the sky over Sydney Harbour exploded in pink, red, gold, green and blue fireworks early this morning.
A pair of red lips on the Sydney Harbour Bridge counted down to the New Year as an estimated 1.5 million revelers looked on.
Pop star Kylie Minogue was the creative ambassador for the celebrations and chose the theme 'Embrace' for the night.
Here we've collected shots of how Australia and places around the world celebrated the start of 2013.