The FBI has confirmed Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone in the New Orleans New Year’s attack.

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Plus, US media's reporting two terrorist attacks in the States may be connected.

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Plus, back home, a man has been shot and killed by Police outside a NSW hospital.

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National house prices fall & Mitch Marsh axed for fifth Test

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Also today - average national home prices drop for the first time in two years. 

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The suspect - 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas - was shot by police. 

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The driver exchanged gunfire with police before being shot dead. 

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Plus - firefighters race to contain a bushfire burning near a Perth prison

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Illegal news years fireworks kept police and firefighters busy around the country last night. In Victoria alone, officers responded to over 280 incidents, with three sparking fires.

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Newly unearthed cabinet papers reveal the decision hinged on claims of Saddam Hussein's weapons stockpiles, which never materialised. 

John Howard says he made the decision on good faith and based on a National Intelligence Assessment by the United States.

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