The hijack drama at London's Stanstead is over with all hostages released unharmed. The hijackers have also surrendered to police. The company says independent tests reveal the level of cyanide that has flowed into the Tisza river has been grossly exaggerated. But it claims the results of those tests can't be released publicly yet, for reasons of protocol. The company's chairman has also suggested that nature may well be responsible for the dead fish found floating in the river.
Unemployment edges down again.
The Federal Government says it's evidence of the strength of the economy. But despite the dip for January there was also a bigger than expected drop in the number of people employed. The Olympic standard brawling that has made Sydney's Games Committee famous is on again. But pointedly, he left out the Chief Executive, Sandy Hollway. All this was happening when this morning in Sydney - International Olympic Committee experts were berginning a week long review of Sydney's preparations.