Australia's southeast sweated in a heatwave that intensified on Sunday, elevating bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for more parts of Victoria state.

eastern side of the Grampians National Park from Halls Gap to Bornes Hill, including Mafeking and Watgania.

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

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

Hot, sticky conditions in central and southeast parts of the country are expected to endure through the weekend.

A scorching heatwave gripped southeastern Australia on Saturday, intensifying bushfire risks and prompting authorities to ...

In the same week that the bushfire in the Grampians began, the Albanese Labor government announced four coal mine expansions.

The heat will peak on Sunday before a cool change extends from the west and eases heatwave conditions on Monday. Locations likely to be impacted include Bairnsdale, Moe, Mallacoota, Sale and Warragul.

Pockets of NSW and Victoria are set to experience severe conditions until late Sunday as temperatures crack 40 degrees.

Government field teams have assessed over 1000 native animals in the Grampians fire ground, and Parks Victoria has launched ...

Fire crews across Australia's southern states are on high alert as heatwave and dangerous fire conditions are predicted.

Lifesavers have conducted over 100 water rescues across Victoria as a heatwave sweeps the state.A total fire ban has been ...