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.

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.

Authorities have declared a total fire ban for parts of western Victoria near where an out-of-control bushfire continues to ...

A high fire-danger rating covers most of the state, except for the Wimmera, where the risk is extreme and the weeks-long ...

A weekend heatwave will worsen conditions for firefighters who continue to tackle a massive bushfire in the state’s west.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised disaster relief payments as he visited bushfire-hit areas of Victoria.

At least three homes and nearly a dozen outbuildings have been destroyed by bushfire in Victoria as firefighters take advantage of more settled conditions to try to contain the blaze. Huge ...

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

Sightings of Victoria's most endangered mammal have sparked hope as communities remain on watch for the devastating Grampians ...

A Vietnamese national allegedly caught fleeing a bushfire with trucks full of cannabis has been wanted in South Australia ...