| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Sunday, November 23, 2008 4:56 AEDT |
| Expires: | Saturday, February 21, 2009 4:56 AEDT |
Eleven whales that survived a mass beach stranding on Tasmania's far north-west coast have been returned to the open ocean.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
Want to know more about the Sydney Festival? Ask our blogger Antonette Collins.
Hundreds of Elvis impersonators have boarded a train from Sydney to Parkes for an annual festival.
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