| A queue of mask-wearing motorists stretched for kilometres along the Princes Highway as holidaymakers left the South Coast in droves. |
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| The government has initiated the increased emergency response in light of the forecast severe fire danger, particularly on Saturday. |
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| Questacon, Cockington Green and a number of pools have all closed, while Australia Post has suspended all deliveries to Canberra. |
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| The NSW RFS has issued a tourist leave zone spanning more than 180 kilometres from Batemans Bay to Wonboyn near the Victorian border. |
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| Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for people to remain calm, be patient and follow the instructions of emergency services. |
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| Houses lie in ruins and vast swathes of bushland are still smouldering after fire tore through the town on Tuesday. |
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| Motels in Canberra and Queanbeyan have seen a big influx of people fleeing the fires on the South Coast, with more expected to arrive. |
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| The investigation surrounds a doctored document that purported to be a page of the City of Sydney Council's annual report. |
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| Hidden under a draped black cover, "Matilda" will be unveiled to the Australian public for the first time at Summernats on Friday night. |
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| Canberra Times photographer Sitthixay Ditthavong is in Hong Kong - and the year is off to a hectic start, he writes. |
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| Opinion: GDP is important, but using it as the sole measure of progress is a recipe for disaster, writes Richard Eckersley. |
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| Making a successful movie musical from a stage hit has its challenges - and not everyone is up to meeting them, writes Ron Cerabona. |
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