| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Sunday, November 9, 2008 6:24 AEDT |
| Expires: | Saturday, February 7, 2009 6:24 AEDT |
New Zealand's National Party leader, John Key, has swept to power in the general election, ousting Labour's Helen Clark who held the position for 9 years.
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.
The US president-elect - a self-confessed Spider-Man fan - will star in an edition of the comic.
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