| Good morning, Canberra. The smoke haze will still linger today, with a top of 33 degrees predicted. Here are today's top headlines. |
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| Firefighters said they hoped the weather would give some respite on Monday but feared that rising temperatures as the week progressed would re-intensify the threat. |
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| Nerriga Hotel became the sanctuary from the devastating Tianjara bushfire as it descended on the town at speed on Saturday. |
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| What's on the menu for Wednesday? Possum, according to one of the butchers in the Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets. |
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| Subscriber only: The Callam offices in Woden will survive as a rare remnant of 1970s office architecture, housing 200 staff. |
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| A bleak picture of life for Canberra's most vulnerable people emerges from a report by lawyers who help them. |
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| Police officers say they've been called to shopping centres to settle disputes over stolen car park spaces at Christmas. |
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| The Department of Home Affairs has been accused of cost-cutting, after it revealed it was looking to "standardise" uniforms. |
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| Subscriber only: The ACT smoke has claimed its first victim, with Cavalry shortstop Gavin Cecchini returning to the USA because of it. |
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| Subscriber only: It was always a matter of when, not if, for Canberra United's Leena Khamis and Hayley Taylor-Young. |
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| Subscriber only: The BBL is facing one of its biggest challenges in a bid to build crowds as a smoke haze sends the competition into disarray. |
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| Canberra's Laura Peel landed her first triple back somersaults in competition to help claim a bronze medal at the season opener in China. |
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| | Times Past It was a message of love and generosity making news on this day in 1995, with the round up of gift and monetary donations for major charity groups in the ACT. Overall, the wishing trees and donation drives were successful with The Smith Family thrilled to share the news that they had passed their target of 10,000 toys. This meant that 400 ACT children would each receive three gifts. $250,000 was received through their Christmas cash appeal, under their $300,000 target, however, still a pleasing result. READ MORE
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