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Bondi Beach is an icon of Australian culture. This one kilometre, or 1090 yard, strip of golden sand lures thousands of tourists and locals every day with its promise of sun, sand, and exposed skin. It is Australia’s see-and-be seen spot. Here, the world sheds its clothes, waves crash, and cultures collide. Located only seven kilometres, or just over four miles, from Sydney’s business district, Bondi is known as the beach with a city built around it.

Bondi Beach is a three part series exploring how one kilometer of Australian coastline became a global icon and national symbol. From sacred Aboriginal land called "Boondi" meaning water breaking over rocks, through colonial transformation and the birth of surf lifesaving culture, to its role in defining Australian identity. Discover the catastrophic Black Sunday that claimed five lives, the lifeguards who became national heroes, and how a working class beach became one of the world's most famous destinations. But paradise faces crisis: forty thousand people now crowd the beach daily, climate ...