have the same information as us,' Bruce insisted.

'Why? Neither of us has any real chance of influencing the situation on board. It's hardly likely that they've set up a parallel operation that could jeopardise ours.'

Bruce didn't agree, however.

'They were talking about trying to get hold of the co-pilot, to see if he could take over the plane.'

'But surely, if something like that was under way, they would have informed us?'

Bruce said nothing. If Washington wasn't keeping Stockholm up to speed, then why should they assume that the reverse was true?

'Okay, you're right,' Bruce's boss said when he realised what Bruce was thinking.'Contact Stockholm and give them an update.'

Bruce felt relieved. He had a feeling that poor communication had cost them valuable time, and possibly put the entire operationQueensland Premier Campbell Newman has brushed aside claims that Sydney should have been chosen to host the 2014 G20 world leaders summit.

The New South Wales Government says Prime Minister Julia Gillard's decision was political and designed to boost federal Labor's poor standing in Queensland.

The current G20 leaders are: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina)

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina) Julia Gillard (Australia)

Julia Gillard (Australia) Dilma Rousseff (Brazil)

Dilma Rousseff (Brazil) Stephen Harper (Canada)

Stephen Harper (Canada) Hu Jintao (China)

Hu Jintao (China) Jose Manuel Barroso (European Union)

Jose Manuel Barroso (European Union) Francois Hollande (France)

Francois Hollande (France) Angela Merkel (Germany)

Angela Merkel (Germany) Manmohan Singh (India)

Manmohan Singh (India) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesia)

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesia) Mario Monti (Italy)

Mario Monti (Italy) Yoshihiko Noda (Japan)

Yoshihiko Noda (Japan) Enrique Pena Nieto (Mexico)

Enrique Pena Nieto (Mexico) Vladimir Putin (Russia)

Vladimir