| 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. |
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| 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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| Canberra's freak hailstorm has given a raft of government agencies a reprieve, but they face having to switch to using potable water. |
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| Some animals got a cool treat at the National Zoo and Aquarium on Thursday as the owners revealed the toll smoke haze has taken on profits. |
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| The ACT's public hospital emergency departments continue to perform poorly, ranking last in the nation on a number of key indicators. |
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| Aficionados of Canberra's culture look south at the smoke and fear for some of the ACT and surrounding bushland's historic treasures. |
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| Subscriber only: Bridget McKenzie has sought to deflect scrutiny over drought funding in the lead-up to the 2019 election. |
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| Subscriber only: A 57-year-old woman who admitted involvement in a savage robbery is "too old" to be committing crimes, a judge says. |
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| 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. |
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| Canberra will support Curtis Scott when he fronts court facing six charges, including two of allegedly assaulting a police officer, on Friday. |
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| Subscriber only: Canberra's elite sports teams have thrown their weight behind the standalone women's T20 Cricket World Cup. |
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| Subscriber only: Dave Rennie has thrown down a challenge to Test hopefuls, urging them to use Super Rugby to launch their Wallabies bids. |
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| | 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
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