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Australia is bracing for extreme bushfire danger as soaring temperatures fuel what forecasters say may be the most severe heatwave since the “black summer” of 2019-20. In several regions, daytime ...

Extreme heat is forecast across Australia over the next few days, specifically across the nation’s west and south-east. Tamsin Green warned on Wednesday that Adelaide will see highs of 41C. Picture: ...

Australia is once again sweltering under an extreme heatwave, with temperatures climbing past 40°C in several states. Millions of people across Australia's two most populous states - Victoria and New ...

Total fire bans are in place for most of South Australia - as well as several regions in Victoria - with the high temperatures set to continue until at least Friday. Temperatures in parts of regional ...

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