ABC Canberra newsroom evacuated minutes before 7pm news due to smoke

Andrew Brown
Updated December 18 2019 - 8:54am, first published 7:45am

Thick smoke that's been engulfing Canberra for several days forced the evacuation of ABC Canberra's Dickson studios on Tuesday evening, only minutes before the start their 7pm news bulletin.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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