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PM edition, Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Kings Highway reopens to traffic

The Kings Highway between Braidwood and the South Coast was reopened today, weeks ahead of schedule, after up to 70 people a day worked to fix the key road.

Top stories

Captain Cook jet turned off until further notice

It could be several months before Canberrans see the familiar sight of water spurting out of Lake Burley Griffin's iconic jet.

Fire season to stretch on until April: Prime Minister 

Scott Morrison says Australia's firefighting efforts will stretch on for months, amid warnings fire conditions will continue until April.

The left should change the way it thinks about protest

Opinion: Religious people don't need to bring a city to a standstill to make a point. Progressives could learn a lot from them.

Canberrans urged to free up holiday homes

Canberrans with South Coast holiday homes have been urged to rent to people displaced by the bushfires that tore through the region.

Smoke must be treated as 'public health emergency'

The bushfire smoke choking Australian cities and towns should be treated as a public health emergency, Labor says.

Armoured vehicles escort fire assessors

Australian defence personnel have used armoured vehicles to get assessors into the bushfire-stranded Victorian town of Mallacoota.

Featured

Here's cheers! BeerFest comes to Canberra

More than 20 craft brewers, cider makers, winemakers and distillers will set up in Commonwealth Place.

Braidwood design house's phoenix in the ashes

Saloon released powerful photos, featuring as models women who actively fought fires threatening their families' properties.

Convict cells to nuclear bunkers: the top 5 cellars

Subscriber only: Tim the Yowie Man reveals his top five historic cellars in the Canberra region.

Queen says Harry, Meghan can go it alone

Queen Elizabeth has given her blessing to grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's wish for a more independent future.
 
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