South-east Australia has sweltered through its hottest day in years as firefighters in Victoria continue to battle multiple out-of-control blazes.

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Firefighters are tackling blazes across Victoria and South Australia, as the temperature surges past 40 degrees.

VCAT has green-lit a 13-person rooming house near the injecting facility in North Richmond, dismissing social concerns as not relevant.

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

All of the state faces either catastrophic or extreme fire conditions on Friday as the mercury soars.

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Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.25pm this evening.

Sugar may have been mixed with the hot water, but Corrections hasn't confirmed it yet.

Motorists are told to expect delays.

The victim was pulled alive from the avalanche but died from their injures.

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Firefighters are tackling blazes across Victoria and South Australia, as the temperature surges past 40 degrees.

Keep up to date with the latest information as the city, and the state, experiences its worst heatwave since Black Summer.

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

Washington appears determined to seize the tanker after it managed to evade the US blockade of Venezuela.

Social media footage showed security forces apparently firing tear gas at the hospital, close to the scene of previous clashes at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar.

Donald Trump reiterated his intent to take over Greenland, claiming it is in the interest of US national security.

Iran forces storming Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.