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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

AGE, December 12, 2011,AGE, January 10, 2012, page 5, news item by Murdoch and Jacinto, `Captors thwart rescue attempt'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/captors-thwart-rescue-attempt-20120109-1prva.html

AGE, January 6, 2012, page 1, news item by Murdoch and Jacinto, `Philippines rules out ransom talks over held Australian'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/philippines-rules-out-ransom-talks-over-held-australian-20120105-1pmyo.html

H/SUN, January 5, 2012, page 4, news item, `Aussie begs for ransom to be paid'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/kidnapped-aussie-wounded-says-military/story-fn7x8me2-1226236894437

AGE, January 5, 2012, page 1, news item (photo) by Murdoch and Jacinto, `$US2m ransom on Australian's life'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/us2m-ransom-on-australians-life-20120104-1pla7.html

AGE, January 3, 2012, page 1, news item by Lindsay Murdoch, `Kidnap victim "frail" in photo'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/kidnap-victim-frail-in-photo-20120102-1pigk.html

AGE, December 12,  page 3, news item by Lindsay Murdoch, `Kidnap blackout unwise: expert'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/kidnap-blackout-unwise-expert-20111211-1oprq.html

AGE, December 8, 2011, page 4, news item by Lindsay Murdoch, `Kidnapped man shot in foot during struggle'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/kidnapped-man-shot-in-foot-during-struggle-20111207-1ojba.html

AUST, December 7, 2011, page 7, news item (photo) by Brendan Nicholson, `PM's taskforce to track Aussie kidnap victim'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/pms-taskforce-to-track-aussie-kidnap-victim-in-the-philippines/story-e6frg6nf-1226215612151

AGE, December 7, 2011, page 3, news item (photo) by Lindsay Murdoch, `Sydney man abducted in Philippines believed shot'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=F0F7D7578ADDDA71D3FD5061CABFEB3F?sy=nstore&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=1954&clsPage=1&docID=AGE111207I33L55BAD86