Melbourne is expected to reach a temperature of 37C on Saturday, with some northern regions of the state potentially exceeding 40C. Follow the latest updates.
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Good morning and happy Saturday. I’m Graham Readfearn, here to take you through our live news coverage as many of us feel this autumn blast of heat.
There are total fire bans in parts of Victoria, NSW, and South Australia, with extreme fire danger ratings for many areas. More details about this to come.
Millions of fish have died in another mass kill in the lower Darling-Baaka river near Menindee, in New South Wales’ far west.
The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia, at a cost of $1.3bn.
Former Labor minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has said that the $368bn Aukus nuclear submarine deal is the “most costly and risky” ever made by an Australian government.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said that Australian banks are “well placed” to…
2023-03-17 16:34:40
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