| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Monday, August 4, 2008 4:33 AEST |
| Expires: | Sunday, November 2, 2008 4:33 AEST |
Australian kayaker Clint Robinson has revealed he came close to quitting after his wife's father died just weeks before the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. In Beijing, he talks about coping with the weight of expectations ahead of his fifth and final Games.
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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