Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 29 January 2015

Graphic details have emerged at the start of the Sydney cafe siege inquest about how two hostages were killed. The airforce will no longer fly people to Antarctica on its Boeing 757s after a terrifying flight two years ago. Air Force chief, Air Vice-Marshal Mike Yardley says the Boeing captain and crew did an incredible job to land safely. The pass rate for University Entrance has taken an unexpected tumble, and education leaders say changes to the qualification are to blame.