A hot summer,a rental crisis and a cost-of-living crisis left some homes ranging from uncomfortable to nearly unlivable.
The cancellation of Victoria’s Pitch festival amid extreme heat and the death of a patron has restarted urgent conversations about Australia’s beloved festivals.
Relief from the heat is not expected to arrive until Tuesday as outdoor events across Victoria are cancelled and the state remains on high alert for bushfires.
The Moomba parade has been cancelled due to forecast severe heat,as drama engulfs a camping arts festival in regional Victoria that is proceeding despite an extreme fire warning.
Victoria is set to sizzle through a heatwave this long weekend,with temperatures expected to reach into the 40s in some parts of the state.
We may be saying goodbye to summer on Thursday,but the season is going out with a bang as a heatwave brings sweltering temperatures to Sydney.
Sustained high temperatures would make parts of Australia essentially uninhabitable for months of the year,according to new analysis. Search the impact on your area.
A large new study has found higher temperatures are linked with spikes in ambulance callouts.
Ex-Cyclone Lincoln is drifting towards Western Australia but heatwave conditions and fire risks will remain for several days in the West,according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Experts have raised concerns over the effects the heatwave could have on the health of both people and wildlife exposed to the extreme heat for too long.
The mercury passed 40 degrees just before 1pm on Thursday as the city sweltered through its third heatwave in as many weeks.