| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Monday, December 1, 2008 8:23 AEDT |
| Expires: | Sunday, March 1, 2009 8:23 AEDT |
Australians recount their tales of being stranded in Thailand for nearly a week before beginning their long journey home after Bangkok's two airports were closed last week by political protestors.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Hundreds of Elvis impersonators have boarded a train from Sydney to Parkes for an annual festival.
Want to know more about the Sydney Festival? Ask our blogger Antonette Collins.
The US president-elect, a self-confessed Spider-Man fan, will star in an edition of the comic.
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