Good morning Canberra. We're in for a cloudy start to the weekend with a top of 27 degrees and a slight chance of rain. Here's what's making headlines.

Remembering the Canberra fires of 2003 and what we've learnt

Saturday marks 17 years since the devastating January 18 firestorm and “a day of tragedy, a day of bravery, and a day of loss for many people".

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The bushfires' terrible toll is only just beginning

Subscriber only: More than one billion animals died in Australia's bushfires. Those that didn't can hardly be called survivors.

The PM must put some pork on Canberra's fork

Subscriber only: Opinion: I've got an idea for ScoMo and Macca. I call it reverse pork-barrelling, writes David Polkinghorne.

Rival says Kyrgios not ready for slam success

World No.7 Alexander Zverev has shot down the Canberran's prospects of securing a maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open.

Comic book anthology to raise funds for fire relief

Queanbeyan comic-book writer Tim Stiles has brought together talents from Australia and overseas for the special project.

Times Past

An incredible and selfless act of bravery was rewarded on this day in 1979 with several members of the public acknowledged for their efforts. The awards were handed out to the real life heroes who risked their own lives to save a women who had been swept into floodwaters in Reedy Creek, near Queanbeyan.
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