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Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east...

Pitch music and arts festival attenders urged to delay arrival, with those already on site advised to head homeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFestivalgoers at a music festival in Victoria’s Grampians have been advised to leave amid the extreme heat and fire danger, while Melbourne’s iconic Moomba Parade has been cancelled due to soaring temperatures.Residents across four...

‘Sea sparkles’ appeared at Hobart’s waterfront, the NSW mid-north coast and Sydney’s Manly, with hundreds delighting in the natural phenomenonRevellers along the Hobart waterfront welcomed in the new year with the glow of fireworks in the sky – and bright, blue bioluminescence lighting up the ocean.With an easterly wind bringing the “sea sparkle” to the east coast, onlookers were treated to a truly glowing...

Illegal use of fireworks can lead to thousands of dollars in fines and even jail. Here are the rules around the countryHefty fines and even jail time are on the cards for those who set off illegal fireworks this New Year’s Eve.People right across the country used to partake in the annual “cracker night” festival, setting off fireworks in their backyards, but most states...