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10:50 CST

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34°C

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Hot summer starting with a heatwave in NSW

12:28 EDT

Parts of New South Wales could have their hottest weather in two-to-three years during the opening week of summer.

BOM forecasts southern Queensland heatwave with temperatures possibly hitting 40C

11:53 EDT

Severe-to-extreme heatwave conditions are predicted to hit southern Queensland for three days from Friday, with temperatures forecast to crack 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of the state.

Queensland farmer weathers the storm, literally and financially, during bad weather

09:54 EDT

A Queensland lettuce farmer says having two properties to grow his lettuce on helps to offset the risks of the summer storm season.