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Track temperatures live as heatwave sweeps continent
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Jan 2026
Use our tracker to keep an eye on temperatures as a heatwave moves across much of the country ... .
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Triggering a heatwave takes more than just temperature
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Jan 2026
Yet another major heatwave is sweeping across south-eastern Australia. But what actually triggers the warning? Spoiler alert. hitting 40C is not enough ... .
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Heatwave and fire warnings across south-east Australia as tropical cyclone hits WA
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Jan 2026
Parts of south-east Australia are bracing for severe heatwaves and fire warnings over the long weekend, as the Bureau of Meteorology issues a tropical cyclone warning for Western Australia ... .
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Catastrophic conditions force Tour Down Under changes as SA temperatures soar
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Jan 2026
South Australia's hottest weather in six years creates dangerous bushfire conditions, which the head of the Country Fire Service says are "as serious as it gets" ... .
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Catastrophic fire danger as seven-day heatwave engulfs south-east states
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 Jan 2026
South-east states are predicted to bake through a prolonged severe heatwave from Saturday onwards, which has the potential to break all-time temperature records and fuel another round of dangerous bushfires ... .
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Record heat forecast for Adelaide on Australia Day, SA fire warnings issued
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 22 Jan 2026
The South Australian Country Fire Service is urging people to reconsider travelling to the Yorke Peninsula over the long weekend and Adelaide is forecast to have its hottest Australia Day on record ... .
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Record for hottest temperature in Australia may tumble in WA this week
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 Jan 2026
Towns in WA's north-west could be about to experience Australia's hottest day on record, with the weather bureau expecting temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius in some areas ... .
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Bid to extend opening hours of 'only truly free' public space in Alice Springs
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Jan 2026
In one of Australia's hottest towns, the library is an important air-conditioned public space offering a no-cost respite from burning summer temperatures ... .
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Groundwater drying up as blistering Pilbara heatwave continues
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Jan 2026
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Mother calls for heat policy to protect workers 13 years after son's death
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 Jan 2026
It has been 13 years since Jenny Newport's son died from extreme heat while on a worksite in Queensland. She believes not much has changed ... .
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