| The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to criticisms about his confrontation with bushfire victims. |
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| The town of Batlow, near Tumut, was almost completely deserted this afternoon after the NSW Rural Fire Service urged people to leave. |
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| The Rural Fire Service is predicting the Badja Forest fire could spread east to Bermagui and Narooma, and north towards Moruya tomorrow. |
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| Winds from the northwest of Canberra, where no fires are presently burning, fanned some cleaner air into the capital today. |
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| A fire was deliberately lit in Jindabyne this morning as the region faces a severe fire risk tomorrow. |
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| Canberrans have taken it upon themselves to shore up the supply of face masks with thousands being brought in from interstate. |
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| A man armed with a weapon went into a Macgregor business and threatened and assaulted a person yesterday, police say. |
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| When firefighters were battling a blaze near Nerriga, they spotted the possum trying to cross a road with all exits blocked by flames. |
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| The hazardous smoke haze hovering over the capital has forced Tennis ACT and ATP officials to relocate the Canberra International to Bendigo. |
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| The streets of Canberra have become a safe refuge for people fleeing the fires in the south. |
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| Opinion: We might be biased but there are plenty of people who live right here in the capital doing remarkable things. |
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