| Good morning, Canberra. It's set to be a bit warmer today, with a top of 32 predicted. The smoke haze will still be about. Here are today's top stories. |
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| Jenny Gould and her family were sure they were going to die as they were forced to flee to a nearby beach on New Year's Eve on the South Coast. |
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| Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dramatically upped his bushfire response for the second time in two days. |
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| Explainer: By some measures, Canberra has been the world's most polluted city for days. When will it get any better? |
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| There are fears historic Kiandra Courthouse, Pattinsons Hut and Wolgal Hut have also been affected by fires. |
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| Subscriber only: In 2008 Ross Garnaut made a fire prediction for 2020. Here's how it turned out. |
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| Donations of money are the best way to help respond to the bushfire crisis that has destroyed homes across the nation, the NSW RFS says. |
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| Opinion: For 40 years David Bowman has studied fires. He says it's clear Australia's peak holiday season needs to move from summer. |
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| Hazardous smoke haze from the surrounding bushfires could jeopardise Canberra's final Big Bash League clash of the season. |
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| The Canberra Capitals are poised to join the mass exodus of sports teams from the city as smoke haze continues to plague the region. |
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| Far from loosen it, the relocation of the Canberra International to Bendigo might actually strengthen Tennis ACT's grip on the event. |
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| Australia, inspired by Nathan Lyon's 10-wicket haul, have completed a perfect Test summer after beating New Zealand by 279 at the SCG. |
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| | Times Past You could be forgiven for thinking this was a headline from the front page of The Canberra Times over the past few weeks. In fact, it is a report from this day in 1994 when bushfires were raging across the South Coast. NSW Bushfires Services commissioner Phil Koperberg said that it was the worst bushfire emergency in 50 years, with firefighters working through the night in Malua Bay, Lilli Pilli, Surf Beach and Batehaven. Families in the area sought refuge on the beaches as the 12km long and 3km wide fire raged nearby. READ MORE
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