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The map shows the heatwave covers much of the state.

WA braces for second day of heatwave amid power outages

Geraldton Airport hit 49.3 degrees – its equal hottest on record on Monday, and the state is bracing for a scorching week ahead.

  • Holly Thompson

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Hot nights and even hotter days have been forecast for Brisbane this week.

‘Our hottest day’: Brisbane set for 37 degrees as humid winds return

Pool pumps and air-conditioning will put the electricity network to the test as the city sweats through to the end of January.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a heatwave warning for much of the state while the Pilbara braces for flooding.

Pilbara on flood watch as Perth and south-west brace for heatwave

Cyclone Sean is not expected to make landfall but will bring with it damaging winds up to 120km/h for the Pilbara coast.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Port Melbourne beach offered Dean Edgell and his dog Daisy a reprieve on Saturday.

More than 100 water rescues as heatwave sweeps across Victoria

Total fire bans will be in effect across much of the state on Sunday as the heat persists.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Angus Delaney
People cool off at Marrinawi Cove at Barangaroo Reserve.

Sydney set for sizzling weekend as heatwave descends on south-east

South-east Australia is facing a weekend of heatwaves, with temperatures forecast to push 40 degrees in parts of Sydney.

  • Josefine Ganko
Friends Aoife Greenwood, Isla Barlow and Opal Tieu jump off the pier at Port Melbourne in November.

Victoria braces for weekend heatwave as total fire ban declared in state’s west

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

  • Angus Delaney
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From hot flushes to night sweats: How to deal with menopause in a heatwave

Extreme heat is uncomfortable for everyone, but particularly for those going through menopause. Here’s how to cope.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
2024 was the hottest year on record globally, and the second-hottest for Australia.

Australia just had its second-hottest year on record – and temperatures will rise again

Global temperatures continued to rise in 2024 as the UN chief warned of a “climate breakdown”.

  • Nick O'Malley
Residents in parts of Brisbane and Ipswich have reported an earthy, dirt-like taste to their tap water in recent days.

SEQ residents claim upset stomachs after changes to drinking water

Changes to the taste and smell of tap water in parts of the south-east have left some residents feeling unwell. Authorities say there’s no cause for alarm.  

  • Courtney Kruk
Temperatures are rising to dangerous levels this weekend, but a cool change is on the way.

A white-hot Christmas? Not quite. But as for the weekend before...

Perth is staring down two days of 40-plus over the final weekend before Christmas even as coral bleaches in Broome – but then things take a cooler turn.

  • Cameron Myles and Emma Young

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