Temperatures soar with heatwave to hit Melbourne and western Sydney as fire bans declared

Melbourne and western Sydney to swelter through 41C heat on Monday as bureau issues extreme heatwave warnings for NT and northern Queensland

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Much of Australia will bake under intense heatwave conditions over the coming days, with multiple regions set to record temperatures above 40C.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued heatwave warnings for large parts of northern, eastern and central Australia, covering every state and territory except Western Australia and Tasmania.

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