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AM edition, Monday, December 2
Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a cooler day with a chance of a shower or two. A top of 14 is expected. Here are today's top headlines.

Braidwood residents urged to remain vigilant

The North Black Range fire near Braidwood eased on Sunday evening, but fire fighters urged residents to stay highly vigilant in fast-changing conditions and with the wind expected to pick up again on Monday.

Top stories

The fire that moved like a beast

Andy Taylor and his partner, Melanie, took turns to sleep as the bushfire raged overnight around their property off Bombay Road.

Birds thank a bushfire for a bit of grub

In the swathe of land to the east of Canberra where the fire has swept through, local people notice a strange phenomenon.

ACT cop 'belittled' in open-door performance review

Subscriber only: Comcare is liable to compensate Stuart O'Callaghan for a mental health injury he sustained because of a meeting.

Hanson is 'taking Australians for mugs'

Pauline Hanson is taking Australians for 'mugs' and can't be trusted, a leading government minister says.

Coal, nuclear still options for Australia 

Subscriber only: Australia's former environment envoy says the country should remain open-minded to using nuclear power.

Teen entrepreneurs' bid to help planet and Freyja

Two Canberra Girls Grammar School students have set up Plastic Free For Freyja, a small business which sells alternatives to plastic.

Sport

Best Weston: Creek secure cup three-peat

How many captains lead their team to a premiership and get demoted four days later? It's a fate that awaits WCM's John Rogers this week.

Sub 10-second time on cards at new AIS track

Subscriber only: A $2 million facelift for the AIS athletics track could open the door for Australia's first sub 10-second sprint in 16 years.

Robinson's slam ends tough road trip on high

An eighth-inning grand slam from catcher Chuckie Robinson gave the Cavalry some reason to smile last night after a tough road trip to Perth.

Warner's historic 335 is perfect and polarising

Analysis: David Warner's unbeaten 335 for Australia against Pakistan at Adelaide Oval should be revered. Here's why it isn't.

Times Past

A report spelled the end for the now-demolished Royal Canberra Hospital on this day in 1988. Tabled in Parliament by Brendon Kearney, the Independent Review of ACT Health Services reiterated a suggestion for one principal hospital in Canberra, supported by a second, smaller hospital. The report ruled the Royal should be the hospital to close, leaving two hospitals behind that would fulfill the recommendation. READ MORE
 
 
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