| Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a top of 29 with some possible smoke haze and rain to end the working week. Here's what's making headlines. |
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| Fire-fighters fought through the day to tame a blaze which stretched from the airport to Queanbeyan. On Thursday night, the Beard fire was finally downgraded to "advice". |
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| The NSW Rural Fire Service found the C-130 Hercules waterbombing aircraft after it crashed in the Snowy Monaro region on Thursday. |
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| Scott Morrison says his father John died "quietly and peacefully" on Wednesday night. The former army and police officer was 84. |
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| South Coast locals back concerns raised by NSW minister Andrew Constance about the flow of relief funds to fire-ravaged communities. |
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| The owners of a house that "permanently stunk" because of overflowing sewage are ordered to pay a former tenant $6000. |
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| Canberra's latest CCTV cameras use such advanced technology as an 'appearance search' which performs a similar role to facial recognition. |
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| The National Gallery of Australia is serving up a diverse program from Friday evening, with the launch of its new monthly event, Arts Weekend. |
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| Subscriber only: Super Rugby trials are supposed to be about fearless attack and unearthing stars. The Brumbies did both last night. |
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| The Canberran beat crafty French veteran Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in an eventful second-round clash on Melbourne Arena. |
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| A partnership between Netball ACT and Sunshine Coast Lightning could see the Super Netball franchise make the capital their second home. |
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| Fires burning in the ACT region have forced athletes into a mad scramble on the road to Tokyo as they look to launch into an Olympic Games year. |
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| | Times Past The historic Tharwa bridge would be saved, after the ACT government took 16 months making up its mind whether to keep the historic link over the Murrumbidgee River in place, The Canberra Times reported on its front page 12 years ago today. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced the government would spend $14.7 million restoring the bridge, which had been closed since 2006, isolating the village south of Canberra. READ MORE
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