Canberra experiences worst air quality on record as bushfire smoke from south coast sets in

Residents of Australia's capital are told to stay indoors and brace for more smog in the coming days

Canberra has experienced its worst air quality on record, as bushfire smoke became trapped by atmospheric conditions and residents were told to stay indoors and brace for more smog in the coming days.

The ACT's acting chief health officer, Dr Paul Dugdale, said the smoke was the worst since the 2003 bushfires and was "certainly the worst" since air quality monitoring started in the city 15 years ago.