Good morning Canberra, it's going to be very hot today - make sure you keep an eye on the Orroral Valley fire in the territory's south. Here's the news.

Orroral Valley fire to grow, creep closer to city

The NSW RFS have issued a fire spread prediction map for today, ahead of hot and windy conditions that have firefighters bracing for the worst.

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'Fame went to my head': Kata out to reignite career

Subscriber only: Solomone Kata is the first to admit he lost his way in the NRL with the Warriors. Now he's out to revive his career in the ACT.

Canberra Raiders to support Scott at court

Canberra will support Curtis Scott when he fronts court facing six charges, including two of allegedly assaulting a police officer, on Friday.

Cross-code stars embrace women's World Cup

Subscriber only: Canberra's elite sports teams have thrown their weight behind the standalone women's T20 Cricket World Cup.

Rennie's 'clear message' for ACT's Test hopefuls

Subscriber only: Dave Rennie has thrown down a challenge to Test hopefuls, urging them to use Super Rugby to launch their Wallabies bids.

Times Past

Canberra's buses were carrying some 17,000 more passengers than the year before on this day in 1931. The increase was attributed to the introduction of the sectional fare system in November, 1930. A story in The Canberra Times said although the change initially saw a decrease in transport revenue, "the deficit has steadily become less pronounced ... it now is about equal with that forecast by the transport officer". READ MORE