Did Ouyen break Victoria’s heat record? A Bureau of Meteorology issue means the town may never know
A Victorian town forecast to be one of the hottest places on Earth may have broken the state’s…
Family from Netherlands calls for change after 27yo dies of suspected heatstroke in remote WA
It was a family’s worst nightmare, delivered by telephone from the other side of the world. “I really…
Relief on the horizon for south-east Australia after record heatwave delivers 50C
For the eighth consecutive day, Australia’s south-east inland will bake in temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius. Today’s…
Port Augusta and Andamooka hit 50C with temperatures set to drop across SA
Port Augusta has recorded a sweltering top temperature of 50 degrees Celsius ahead of a cool change in…
More than $370 million now allocated for Victorian bushfire recovery support
Recovery funding for bushfire-affected communities in Victoria will be nearly doubled, with the state and federal governments pledging…
Thousands of flying foxes die, hundreds rescued, amid record-breaking SA heatwaves
Record-breaking temperatures and successive heatwaves have killed thousands of flying foxes across South Australia as the mammals struggle…
Heatwave live: Fire alert for NSW amid high 40s heat, as structures lost in Victorian fires
2h agoWed 28 Jan 2026 at 8:36pmStay up to date with the latest warnings from emergency services In…
Why some towns in regional Australia are hotter than others
An “abnormal” summer is smashing temperature records across Australia, with some towns nearing 50 degrees Celsius. But, why…
ACT heatwave breaks records in Canberra’s south as Tuggeranong hits 43.5C
Temperature records have been broken in Canberra’s south as the ACT swelters through its hottest day in years.…
Tropical low triggers flood evacuations in the north as extreme heat builds in Queensland’s south‑west
Residents of a small community in north Queensland are waiting to be rescued from rooftops after floodwater surrounded…
Victorian maximum temperature record broken as heatwave engulfs Australia
A severe heatwave has delivered record-breaking temperatures in Victoria’s north-west, with Walpeup and Hopetoun recording a new statewide…
Emergency feed arrives for remote WA pastoralists amid worst drought in decades
Years of little rainfall across an enormous stretch of Western Australia have given way to what some pastoralists…