A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected murder more than 30 years ago.
Scott Johnson's body was found at North Head, Manly, on December 10, 1988.
The 27-year-old American national, who had been living in Sydney, was found at the base of a cliff at Blue Fish Point.
A coronial inquest in 1989 found Mr Johnson had taken his own life, with a second inquest in June 2012 returning an open finding.
A 2017 inquest found he was the victim of a gay hate crime.
In December 2018, the NSW Government increased the $100,000 reward to $1 million before Mr Johnson's brother Steve announced an additional $1 million reward earlier this year.
This morning, Strike Force Welsford detectives arrested a 49-year-old man at Lane Cove about 8.30am, before a search warrant was executed at a nearby home.
He has been taken to Chatswood Police Station and charges are expected to be laid later today.
Police have also commenced a forensic search at North Head this morning, which is expected to take a number of hours to complete.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has notified Steve, who lives in the United States, of today's developments.
"Making that phone call this morning is a career highlight – Steve has fought so hard for so many years, and it has been an honour be part of his fight for justice," he said.
"While we have a long way to go in the legal process, it must be acknowledged that if it wasn't for the determination of the Johnson family, which inspired me and the Strike Force Welsford team led by Detective Chief Inspector Peter Yeomans, we wouldn't be where we are today."
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