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AM edition, Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Good morning Canberra, we're looking at another hot one today - temperatures are expected to reach 33 degrees. Here's what's making headlines.

Bushfire threat eases as smoke returns to ACT

A late southerly change created flare-ups of bushfires burning at the South Coast and near Braidwood but there are signs that the worst has passed.

Top stories

Emergency department wait times blow out

The performance of the capital's emergency departments continues to plummet compared to the rest of the country as wait times blow out.

Bushfires burn through holiday bookings

Businesses on the South Coast are taking stock of the bushfire damage and some are accepting they're out of action for months.

Matt stared down fire with a hose, but wasn't alone

Matt Geelan wasn't going anywhere. He'd lived in Bawley Point his whole life and he had spent months renovating his house.

ACT must act on voluntary assisted dying laws

Subscriber only: Neil O'Riordan wasn't allowed to see his wife before he was taken to the police station and charged with aiding her suicide.

Dementia patients need better care

A Canberra woman has told of her tough battle to get proper care for her mother in an ACT aged care facility.

The small but 'dynamic' Ahmadiyya community

There are two phrases on the door to the temporary mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Fyshwick that stand out.

Sport

'No-brainer': Canberra junior returns home

Subscriber only: Matt Frawley is determined to resurrect his NRL career at the Canberra Raiders after a "crazy roller coaster" ride.

'Clean up your act': Olympian backs WADA 

Subscriber only: Canberra's Brendon Reading points to the Jared Tallent case as proof of why WADA made the right call on Russia ban.

Canberra United warns misbehaving fans

Subscriber only: Canberra fans face being banned from W-League matches after a "number of incidents" were reported last week.

Capitals brace for tense Mitchell showdown

Leilani Mitchell's fingerprints are all over the Canberra Capitals' fortress but this week she returns with one goal: tear it down.

Times Past

The impulsive decision to risk their own safety in order to rescue a family pet, saw four young boys find themselves in an incredibly dangerous and almost tragic situation on this day in 1983. One of the boys involved in the incident, Robert Buckley, said that he and his friends had gone to Florey earlier in the day to "look at the bike track" and on the way back, pet dog, Jeta, fell into the creek which runs into the nearby storm water drain. Assuming that there was little risk of flooding, the boys entered the drain through a hinged grid. When they entered the water was very shallow however levels quickly rose and caused the kids to panic. READ MORE
 
 
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