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It's warming up - we're set for a top of 18 degrees today. There's also a good chance of showers in the morning.
Here are your headlines:
How one family made a home for a boy from Afghanistan
Abdul Noori arrived in Australia by boat as an unaccompanied 16-year-old refugee.
Emma Adams, a psychiatrist specialising in the mental health of mothers and babies, was in Bladin detention centre when she met Abdul.
After months of navigating the frustrations of immigration policy and bureaucracy, Abdul was allowed to come and live as part of her family.
She has written a book about their journey.
Experts warn Canberra faces the same bushfire conditions as 2003
Emergency services are warning Canberra is facing the same bushfire conditions it did in the leadup to the devastating 2003 fires.
It comes as the Bureau of Meteorology recorded the lowest rainfall on record at two of its Canberra stations this winter.
Will Canberra Liberals make a serious lower house play next election?
Zed Seselja is set to push to return to the Senate, but which Liberals will join him on the hustings?
Nominations close for the Canberra Liberals' preselection process for the seat of Bean at noon on Friday, with a wide field expected to put their hands up to represent the party against Labor's David Smith.
New lady in town at the Hughes shops
There's a new lady in town at Hughes.
A bronze female figure, cradling a large bird in a touching, whimsical pose has been chosen as the new artwork for the Hughes shops.
It will replace the much-loved artwork Stepping Out (The Lady in Pearls) which was stolen in 2016 and never recovered.
Megan Doherty has more here.
Five things to do this weekend
Got no plans for the weekend? Well, we made a list.
Today's cartoon:
