Paris Hilton

Some pictures of Paris Hilton Leaving Sheraton on the Park Hotel in Sydney.

While in Sydney, hosting an exclusive New Year’s dance party, Paris Hilton drew criticism for spending 5,560 Australian dollars (3,844 US dollars) in a 40-minute shopping spree.

Local charities accused her of callous excess but Paris Wednesday defended her spending. “I’m in Australia, I think it’s important to help out, you know, the economy out here, everywhere in the world,” she told reporters, ahead of her New Year engagement.

“And what’s wrong with doing a little shopping? It’s New Year’s, I need a New Year’s dress.” Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard, questioned during a news conference Tuesday about Hilton’s shopping spree, commended the socialite for recognising Australia’s attraction as a fashion and shopping destination.

“I heard that a politician said that,” Paris said. “I thought that was very sweet and it’s true.”

Some pictures of Paris Hilton as she parties on New Years Eve in Sydney.

Some pictures of Paris Hilton at the Press conference to launch the world’s biggest on-line New Years Eve party “The Bongo Virus” in Sydney, Australia.

Paris Hilton is returning to the Gold Coast for Summafieldayze dance music festival at The Spit on Saturday. Paris and Nicky Hilton touched down in Melbourne from Los Angeles yesterday ahead of their gig as hostesses of the online and live event “The Bongo Virus”, in Sydney on New Year’s Eve.

As Sydney promoters try every trick in the book to lure the Hilton party girls to their events, the Hiltons have made plans to ditch the Harbour City and head over to the Gold Coast. The sisters made contact with Summafieldayze promoters Jacki and Billy Cross to ask if they could join the 30,000 crowd expected at The Spit for the annual dance music festival on Saturday.

Acts on this year’s bill include UK greats Underworld, Calvin Harris, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren and Eric Prydz. “She’s coming specifically for the festival. She’s asked for four tickets and security, but no special VIP area,” said Mrs Cross yesterday.

The Hiltons’ entourage in Australia is said to include Nicky’s boyfriend, David Katzenberg, aspiring rock singer Brittany Flickinger, of the MTV reality show Paris Hilton: My New BFF, and one of Paris’s real best friends, Australian model Cheyenne Tozzi, who starred in the crime drama The Strip, filmed on the Gold Coast.

“She flies in on the night before the festival and flies out the day after the festival,” said Mrs Cross. “When she was here filming House Of Wax on the Gold Coast she was a massive regular at The Drink (nightclub). We looked after her then many, many times.

“She was at The Drink weekly when she was here. “She was a regular in the back corner of the VIP bar. “She’s also been to our club in Vegas, The Cat House, many times. She’s familiar with us as promoters. “We got a phone call to say she’s keen to come back up and we’re very happy that she’s coming along.”

Some pictures of Paris as she is seen out enjoying the snowy weather and doing some shopping on Christmas day in downtown Aspen, Colorado. She was with Brittany, Nicky and her boyfriend David.

Some pictures of Paris Hilton and Brittany shopping at some swanky boutiques in downtown Aspen.

Some pictures of Paris Hilton as left Dan Tanai’s Restaurant on saturday evening after dining there. Not only was Paris there, with her BFF Brittany, directors Ridley Scott and Tyler Perry, as well as George Clooney were also enjoying dinner at the West Hollywood eatery.

Some pictures of Paris Hilton heading out for an evening of partying at Hyde nightclub in Los Angeles.

All has been revealed on Paris’s New Years Eve trip down under to Australia.

Paris Hilton will be heading to Kings Cross nightclub “The Piano Room” with sister Nicky Hilton to launch the The Bongo Virus networking website for a rumoured price of $US 600,000.

The Party-with-Paris new years eve event will be seen worldwide via a pay-per-view webcast.

Some pictures of Paris Hilton leaving Delux Nightclub in Hollywood, wearing a pink dress.