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AM edition, Thursday, January 2, 2020
Good morning Canberra. Take care out there as we're in for another hot and smoky day with a top of 35 degrees. Here's what's making headlines.

Mogo residents confront their loss - but say the small town will rebuild after bushfires

While relief washed over some Mogo residents returning to the town on Wednesday, others were met with scenes of devastation.

Top stories

Weekend weather to rival horrific NYE conditions

NSW RFS deputy commissioner Rob Rogers said conditions on Saturday have the potential to be as bad, or worse, than those on Tuesday.

Get out while conditions allow, holidayers urged

Holidaymakers in fire-affected areas of the South Coast have been urged to head home ahead of Saturday's forecast horror weather conditions.

Bushfire risk forces major Scouts event to move

If there's any group of young people you would trust to be prepared, it's the Scouts, but the Canberra branch pulled off quite the move this week.

Welcome to the new normal of a fiery decade

Opinion: There have been bleak starts to new decades, but it's hard to remember one quite so dystopian, writes Steve Evans.

Cabinet archives: Spies caught up in ACT laws

Australian spies hit a surprise snag as ACT laws against aiding and abetting crimes may have made their work illegal, documents reveal.

Govt's advisers accused it of botching digital rollout

Major departments accused the Howard government of delivering a "windfall" to commercial interests through its approach to digital TV.

Sport

Cavalry struck out as concerns linger at Fort 

Bushfire smoke has not only struck out Canberra's home series, but the ABL is looking at contingencies for the next stanza at Narrabundah.
 

Cricket star’s brush with the bushfires

Matthew Gilkes was starting to worry. The Sydney Thunder wicketkeeper's parents weren't answering their phone.

Pubs and billionaires relaunch Brumbies hope

A stint in Perth and lessons from juggling jobs have set prop Harry Lloyd up to launch his Super Rugby career in Canberra.

Sapphire Coast stables safe but family hit by fires

Their stables at the Sapphire Coast are fine, but Joseph & Jones Racing has been tragically touched by the NSW bushfires.

Times Past

Some good news from authorities on this day in 1985, with evidence that Random Breath Testing units were proving effective in deterring motorists from having too much to drink before getting behind the wheel. The Australian Federal Police traffic branch reported that 464 breathalyzer tests in one day had failed to turn up a single motorist over the limit. READ MORE
 
 
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