Ringing in the ears? Don't be alarmed - help is at hand, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 January, 1988. Page One.

Always remember this one.

Richard Glover, who went on to have a successful broadcasting career, was Sunday Chief of Staff.

In a city of barely two million people, there was nothing going on, and he was desperate for news, any news.

A car alarm had gone off in the middle of the night near his house.

And hence he came up with this story, drummed up out of nowhere.