as Osama bin Laden. 15 October – Seven HD is introduced, becoming the first HD-only channel operated by a Melbourne-based commercial television network. 21 October – The Nine Network includes the "worm" audience reaction graph in their broadcast of the election debate between John Howard and Kevin Rudd, despite agreements to the contrary. The National Press Club cut Nine's transmission feed, and the ABC cut their backup feed. Nine continued to transmit by adding the worm to the Sky News broadcast. 2 November – Network Ten's news anchorperson Charmaine Dragun is found dead near Sydney, apparently due to a suicide. 25 November – Natalie Gauci is based only on Sony BMG after taking out the title as Australian Idol. 30 November – Daryl Somers quits the-highest rating Seven's Saturday Night Fever styled-reality show Dancing with the Stars. 16 December – Ten HD launches. Sport 1 January – Cricketer Justin Langer announces his retirement from Test cricket following the 2006–07 Ashes series, after similar announcements from teammates Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. 5 January – Australia wins the Fifth Ashes Test against by 10 wickets at the SCG in Sydney, New South Wales – achieving a 5–0 "whitewash" of every Test in the series for the first time in 86 years. 18 February – Season premiers Melbourne Victory FC win the second A-League association football grand final at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, beating Adelaide United 6–0, with Archie Thompson scoring 5 goals. 23 February – Reigning NRL premiers the Brisbane Broncos are defeated by Super League XI champions St. Helens R.F.C. in the 2007 World Club Challenge. 1 March – Jockey Chris Munce is sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in Hong Kong for taking bribes in exchange for racing tips. His lawyers are appealing. 4 March – Troy Bayliss and British rider James Toseland each take a race win at the 2007 Australian Superbike World Championship round at Phillip Island. 9 March – Brisbane Bullets clinch their first title in twenty years by defeating Melbourne Tigers 103–94 in Game 4 of the NBL Grand Final series. 10 March – Motorcycle racer Casey Stoner wins the first grand prix of the MotoGP season and the first ever 800cc grand prix, beating world champion Valentino Rossi at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. 17 March – The Carlton Blues win the 2007 NAB Cup, the pre-season competition of the Australian Football League, beating