The nation's weather forecaster said temperatures would be up to 14 deg C above average in some areas. Read more at ...

Much of southern Australia is sweltering through a three-day "sticky" heatwave with increasing fire danger risks amid blazes ...

Southeast Australia is experiencing a heatwave, causing a heightened risk of bushfires and prompting fire bans in much of ...

Authorities have declared a total fire ban for parts of western Victoria near where an out-of-control bushfire continues to ...

A high fire-danger rating covers most of the state, except for the Wimmera, where the risk is extreme and the weeks-long ...

The mercury will remain high around the clock, with an overnight low of 24 degrees forecast on Sunday, in a concern for ...

Millions of Australians will be hit by a blistering heatwave that is sweeping across southeastern parts of the country as firefighters battle to contain large blazes.

A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for the Wimmera and South West fire weather districts on Saturday, 4 January ...

Parts of the country’s southeast are set to be hit by “severe heatwave conditions” heading into the weekend, with some areas tipped to clock temperatures upwards of 40C.