from sydney, the bbc's duncan kennedy has more on what the changes will maine -- mean. >> australianwomen can go to the frontline and fight alongside their male colleagues. the battlefield in the longer a battle of the sexes. women already carry a 93% of all military jobs. now, the australian government said the remaining 7% of duties are being opened up for females. >> and now, all of the roles on the front line will be determined on the basis of merit, not on the basis of sex, so a very significant announcement today. >> countries like israel allow women into close quarters. others and laughing as into the combat zone, but many believe that the risks are too great. they point to the dangers of capture and the share of physical toll of front-line fighting. the pressure to make changes in australia has come in part from the women themselves, many of whom want to see more action, and also to boost their chances of promotion, which usually requires some combat experience. australian female soldiers will be able to go into combat immediately and will also be able to serve in the special

i think we can get the very latest with our correspondent in sydney, duncan kennedy. what more can you tell us? >> we know that police, fire and ambulance crews are at the scene of this incident, the courthouse being about a 40-minute drive west of central sydney. a spokesman for the court has confirmed there is what he called a hostage situation at the courthouse. and local media are reporting that a man has strapped some kind of device to himself, possibly a bomb, and that he is holding his 11-year-old daughter. the police haven't confirmed these facts yet, so they're coming from various other sources. the police have set up a command center at the scene and closed surrounding roads so some kind of incident is going on there. whether it's actually connected to the courthouse or not, or just taking place there, we don't know. but some kind of incident going on there with reports the man has a device, a bomb, even, strapped to himself and is holding his 11-year-old daughter. >> and you said the area surrounding that court building has been cordoned off by police. >> t

duncan kennedy, bbc news, sydney. >> a true african carolyn, how archbishop desmond tutu remember to the -- remembered the first african woman to achieve that honor. yesterday, she died of cancer at the age of 71. we have more on her life and her legacy. >> she was known around the world. in december of 2004, she won the nobel peace prize for her tireless environmental work in kenya, including tree planting. the first african woman to win the award, it was a big surprise to many people. they had not seen the strong link to the environment, poverty, and peace. >> [unintelligible] to bring courage and power to women in the african region. it can only make men stand up and wonder what hit them. >> the campaign began in the 1970's. the aim was to help women improve their livelihood, getting fire wood for cooking and clean water. police -- almost 60 million trees have been planted in kenya. at a time when the oppressive government was in power, and speaking out could put your life in danger. >> this is the center of nairobi, about 20 years ago, the ruling party tried to fill a 60-story sk

duncan kennedy has the story. >> giving up their secrets, the bones of ned kelly. these crumbling finances have been confirmed as the remains of australia's most infamous folk hero. ned kelly was an outlaw hanged in 1880 for killing three police officers, is violence against the british which made him a criminal to some but a resistance legends -- legend to others. no one knew where his remains were, but scientists unearthed a mass grave in melbourne, tested dna against one of his descendants, and incredibly found a match. >> too many, he remains a romantic figure that defied unjust authority. to others, he was a cold-blooded killer. >> the bonds yielded fascinating signs of kelly's and violent life confronting the british. >> inside the tibia of the lower leg, we remove small pellets. >> to his family, he is more rogue than revolutionary, a flawed, inspiring figure in the country's cultural heritage. >> he was not a hero. of course, in our family, he was a hero. >> played in movies by everybody from mike jagger -- mick jagger to heath ledger, this icon is finally