AM edition, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Good morning Canberra, we're looking at a top of around 21 degrees today, with more friendly firefighting conditions in NSW. Here's what's making news.

'Volatile' conditions for NSW bushfires

A strong southerly front overnight has caused worsening conditions for firefighters battling "volatile" conditions in NSW.

Sport

Croker keen to stay in Canberra forever

Subscriber only: Raiders captain Jarrod Croker has set his sights on a contract extension which could make him the club's longest-serving player.

Brumbies' chance to convince Eddie to return

ACT Brumbies duo Pete Samu and Joe Powell will get a chance to show Eddie Jones what he's missing when they team up with the Barbarians.

'She deserves it': Tolo set for Opals return

So who is happiest about the prospect of Marianna Tolo making an Opals return more than two years in the making?

Siddle encouraged by new MCG Shield pitch

The much-maligned MCG centre square has passed its first test of the summer, with 10 wickets falling on Tuesday despite two rain delays.

Times Past

On this day in 1972, a survey provided a snapshot of the young cities progress and revealed the attitudes and priorities of Canberrans at the time, and it seems that generally, people were pretty happy. Of the two thousand residents surveyed, more than 80 per cent preferred the national capital to other major cities. Almost all of those surveyed were born outside of Canberra and around 60 per cent had been in the city for less than 10 years. READ MORE