Millions of Aussies will swelter through blistering temperatures as high as 42C on Wednesday - with forecasters warning the worst of the heat is yet...

Millions of Aussies will swelter through blistering temperatures as high as 42C on Wednesday - with forecasters warning the worst of the heat is yet...

Victoria is in the grips of extreme heat, in what the weather bureau describes as "the most intense heatwave since the Black Summer bushfires".

Temperatures are climbing as a burst of heat moves through south-east Australia.

Temperatures are climbing as a burst of heat moves through south-east Australia.

Southeast Australia is continuing to swelter through high temperatures brought by extreme heatwave conditions, as authorities brace for more bushfires...

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster....

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster....

Firefighters warned...

Firefighters warned...