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Every year Australians across the country join in debate over the awarding of the nation's highest honour in the visual arts: the Archibald Prize for portraiture.

The first art gallery in New South Wales opened in Broken Hill in 1904 and the town has become a major centre for artists, which include many fine Aboriginal painters.

The town sits on the edge of a surreal red desert, dotted with white gum trees. Strange animals live here and there are ancient rock carvings in Mootwingee National Park.

The Archibald Prize and The Bulletin journal are just two of the legacies that J F Archibald left the Australian population.

New Zealand's national museum hosts Monet and the Impressionists until May 2009. More than 55 works and a series of Impressionist-inspired events will tempt art lovers.

Sydney, Australia has many wonderful museums featuring major works from around the world. From Chinese sculptures to Aboriginal art, you'll want to experience it all.

Pte. Timothy O'Hea risked life and limb to save a trainload of immigrants from fire threatening to ignite boxcar of gunpowder and ammunition. He earned the Victoria Cross

Information and statistics on the tower, art gallery, Queen Victoria Building and other highlights of the 1580 square kilometre capital of New South Wales.

While most of the thousands of art thefts around the world are solved rather quickly, a few cases have proved frustrating for authorities.