Bushfire smoke triggers health alert, heat records could tumble as Mallee braces for 49-degree blast

After a choking smoke haze from the Otways blanketed Melbourne and Geelong, temperatures in parts of the state could nudge close to 50 degrees on Tuesday.

Australians sweat through blistering long-weekend heatwave

Temperatures are soaring across southeastern parts of the country today, with the mercury heading for 40 degrees in Sydney, ...