Description & Facts: www.timesofearth.com Sydney - With an explosion of colour, Sydney led the world into the new decade with the promise of blue skies ahead. One billion people around the globe watched on television as bright blue fireworks lit up the city to mark the theme of Awaken the Spirit with the emphasis on "soul and renewal". The celebrations marked the end of the toughest decade since WWII, marred by disasters, the war on terror and a global financial meltdown. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Australians were "a tough lot". Mr Rudd said families were still dealing with the impact of the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, after-effects of the floods in North Queensland and Northern NSW and the cyclones and bushfires which struck Western Australia. "For many Australians, 2009 was a very difficult year," Mr Rudd said in his New Year message to the nation. The Prime Minister said Australia was a practical nation when it came to doing what had to be done. "And we come together to meet a common challenge ... there'll be plenty of those in 2010," he said. Late yesterday, the US Embassy in Indonesia said it had received warning of a New Year terrorist attack from the governor of the resort island of Bali, the scene of two shocking bombings targeting Westerners in the past decade. "There is an indication of an attack to Bali tonight," it said. Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs played down the reports. "We understand this is a general warning. Indonesian security forces