| Good morning, Canberra. We're in for a sunny day with a top of 30 degrees. Smoke haze will worsen in the evening. Here are today's top headlines. |
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| While Georgeina Whelan was leading the emergency response to the bushfires, another crisis closer to home was unfolding. |
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| Bridget McKenzie has resigned from cabinet due to a second undisclosed conflict of interest in gun clubs she awarded sporting grants to. |
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| Fresh from the heartbreak of finding her home burnt down, Annika Safe looked desperately around her property for surviving animals. |
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| Brett McNamara has seen his beloved Namadgi National Park go up in flames twice. |
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| A Canberra man accused of choking his pregnant ex-partner until she started to "see black spots" and lose consciousness has been granted bail. |
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| A man who allegedly killed four children when he ran them over with a ute while drunk will remain behind bars for at least another two months. |
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| Opinion: By legalising and commercialising the sale of cannabis, criminal clearance rates can be increased, writes John Ryan. |
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| Subscriber only: Canberra Raiders centre Sebastian Kris is on extended sick leave and has been absent for the entire pre-season. |
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| Subscriber only: The Brumbies are ready to consign their four-match losing streak to the Melbourne Rebels to the history books. |
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| Novak Djokovic overcame Dominic Thiem, illness and the Rod Laver Arena crowd to win his eighth Australian Open crown last night. |
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| Subscriber only: Cavalry manager Keith Ward says an overhaul of their recruiting is unnecessary after their ABL season ended on Sunday. |
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| | Times Past James Strickland, 3, of Monash, was comforted by assistant French teacher, Louise Ferry, on his first morning at the French pre-school at Red Hill on this day in 1988. He was one of many children who enrolled at school or pre-school for the first time. Classes for all students at government schools and most non-government schools began on this day. James did not want his father to leave him. "He was bellowing like a walrus," dad Bill Strickland said. He said his son was accustomed to being with other children in day care, and it was the strange environment which upset him. READ MORE
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