Australia news live: Victoria heat record under threat as temperatures pass 48C and six major fires burn across state
Follow today’s news liveExtreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ stateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria to open nation’s first offshore wind auction this yearAustralia’s first offshore wind auction is set to kick off this year, with the Victorian Government announcing it would invite tenders for 2 gigawatts of capacity in August.We want to give industry the certainty it needs to invest and help us keep building the renewable energy Victoria needs to push down energy bills. Continue reading...
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Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea as he criticises delays in trade deal
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Extreme heatwave may break records in Victoria as firefighters warn of bushfire risk in ‘very dry’ state
Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issuedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009.It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday in 2009. The mercury had climbed to 47C just after lunch. Continue reading...
Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin to leave amid growing anger over Alex Pretti death – as it happened
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TV presenter killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon: Hezbollah
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Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%
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US winter storm: at least 30 people dead and nearly 200m under cold alerts
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