Amid a sweltering weekend heatwave, hundreds of Victorian firefighters continued to battle out-of-control bushfires across the state’s west while lifesavers conducted more than 140 rescues.
Millions of Australians have sweltered through an intense heatwave, which surged to dangerous levels on Sunday, as scorching temperatures look set to continue in the coming days.
Authorities have declared a total fire ban for parts of western Victoria near where an out-of-control bushfire continues to burn, ahead of a heatwave engulfing the state this weekend.
A Vietnamese national allegedly caught fleeing a bushfire with trucks full of cannabis has been wanted in South Australia since 2021 after a huge crop seizure, a court has been told.