| Good morning, Canberra. We're set for another smoky day in the capital, with a top of 27. Please stay safe out there and tune in to emergency updates. |
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| The deteriorating conditions that had been forecast for days hit on Saturday, exacerbating the bushfires already blazing across several states. |
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| Temperatures in Canberra soared to 44 degrees, the highest reading ever recorded in the city, beating a 1968 Canberra Airport record. |
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| Emergency Services commissioner Georgeina Whelan says fires burning in the Snowy Mountains may come close to the ACT's southern border. |
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| Canberrans are being warned that electricity could be cut off in parts of the network and they should reduce their use of power. |
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| As a raging fire converged on the Snowy Valleys town of Batlow, described by firefighters as "not defendable", the pub remained open. |
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| The PM says he walked away from a distraught Cobargo resident because there were other bushfire-affected people wanting to speak with him. |
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| A 4.5 million-litre water tank on Cooma's North Ridge ruptured on Saturday night, flooding the area and damaging houses and cars. |
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| Police were forced to retreat and watch from a distance as thousands of people gathered at Eagle Hawk on Friday for illegal street burnouts. |
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| Subscriber only: His mum was in tears, describing to him the horror she was seeing. Houses burnt down with just the chimneys left standing. |
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| Subscriber only: In Australia's darkest hour, it was Nick Kyrgios' compassion which led the way for athletes' fundraising efforts. |
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| Reigning Summernats burnout champion Jake Myers completely understands people's concern about competing during extreme weather. |
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| Joe Cleary felt helpless on the Gold Coast. All the Queanbeyan trainer could do was cross his fingers and hope. |
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| | Times Past Police were condemning the organisers and participants of Summernats on this day in 1993 due to violent behaviour. Police were subjected to verbal abuse and pelted with rocks, bottles and cans, often full of urine. One officer said he had faced violent crowds for all three nights of the worst trouble. "It's the most frightening experience I've ever had, worse than Aidex... this was straight-out hooliganism," he said. READ MORE
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