The Biden presidency signifies a return to tradition according to Sydney University American StudiesDr Thomas Jessen Adams.
"It's all about acknowledging how far we've come. When those 12 ships turned up in Sydney, all those years ago, it wasn't a particularly flash day for the people on those vessels either."
NSW has recorded no new local coronavirus cases as several Sydney suburbs remain on alert for community spread after virus fragments were found in sewage.
Third man charged over alleged armed robberies and carjacking's across Sydney last year.
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