Year in a Minute: 2007

SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 2007.

Former Guantanamo terror prisoner David Hicks, as he returns to society after almost seven years in detention. (AP Photo/Rob Hutchison) Credit: AP

After five years in custody, David Hicks returns to Australia.

Five Australians die when a Garuda Flight crashes in Java.

Pro-democracy monks march in Burma James Hardie announces compensation for asbestos victims.

Thirty thousand extra troops ‘surge’ into Iraq as Hamas takes control of much of the Gaza Strip.

And Labor won the Federal Election in a Ruddslide,

Kevin Rudd sworn in as our 26th Prime Minister.