Oprah Winfrey's Australia visit has sparked a ticket frenzy among Australians, as 3000 people will be part of her audience in a two-episode show at the Opera House.

Tickets to Oprah's Australia visit will only be available by a lottery through an online registration at Oprah's website oprah.com and ten.com.au opening in October. Fans are advised to log on the two websites to get a chance to be included in the 3000-strong audience in Sydney.

Ticketing to Oprah's show in Australia will be finalised by Oprah's Harpo Productions.

The buzz created by the announcement of Oprah's trip to Australia, intrigued many to ask just how did the Tourism Australia came up with the idea, and manage to persuade Hollywood's billionaire host to go Down Under.

According to local tourism insiders, the idea was inspired by Oprah Wnfrey's interest in Baz Luhrmann's fim Australia!

Oprah's trip to Australia is part of the country's tourism promotion with funding from the federal and NSW government. The visit will be conducted be in partnership with Qantas and is partly financed by Tourism Australia ($1.5 million) from its current financial year marketing budget. NSW government would shoulder between $1 million and $2 million.