| Source: | Lateline |
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| Published: | Friday, July 25, 2008 5:31 AEST |
| Expires: | Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:31 AEST |
A Qantas plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Philippines this afternoon after the fuselage of the 747 ruptured mid-flight. The plane lost cabin pressure and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling, avoiding a potentially fatal situation.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Heath Ledger has been named best supporting actor at the Critics Choice Awards.
Channel Nine has come under fire for spruiking a betting agency during its cricket commentary.
Want to know more about the Sydney Festival? Ask our blogger Antonette Collins.
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