Yeah, someone posted pics in another thread of them setting up at the Sydney opera house. It's pretty huge.
Still, I think Nimoy's comment is more than a little insulting. Why on Earth shouldn't we be the first to see the film - Sydney is as good a place as anywhere.
Oh boo hoo. Nimoy was relating with his audience in front of him in reference to an American film adaptation of an American television series. There are plenty of places seeing the film in wide release a day before US audiences get to anyway.