New concern brews for NSW firefighters after heatwave peak
By Miriah Davis and Digby Werthmuller

More than 600 firefighters have been deployed and conditions are being closely monitored, but a southerly change forecast on Saturday afternoon is a concern among authorities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-10/fire-danger-heatwave-winds-expected-across-nsw/106215426

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Weekend brings fire threat to NSW and possible cyclone to Queensland
By Tom Saunders

The heatwave which has engulfed southern Australia this week has become one of the most intense on record.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-10/australia-weather-weekend-fire-threat-nsw-possible-cyclone-qld/106214346

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North Queensland braces for tropical cyclone likely to form today
By Dan McCray

North Queensland residents are readying themselves as a tropical low is likely to become a category one cyclone later today.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-10/queensland-tropical-low-expected-to-intensify-into-cyclone-koji/106213662

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State-by-state breakdown of the heatwave as a 47C day looms for some
By Tyne Logan

A breeze will bring a brief reprieve for coastal areas of Victoria and South Australia today before the heat and fire danger ramps up again tomorrow.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/how-the-heatwave-will-play-out-in-each-state/106206670

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Cattle producers reeling with 29,000 stock loss, and more rain coming
By Abbey Halter, Zara Margolis, and Hannah Walsh

The number of livestock found dead across north-west Queensland is expected to rise, but for already devastated producers, a potential cyclone brings the threat of more rain.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-08/cattle-deaths-north-west-queensland-floods-more-rain-to-come/106206592

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Firefighters face challenging conditions in Vic and SA as heatwave begins

Firefighters in Victoria and South Australia are bracing for challenging conditions as a heatwave threatens to bring temperatures of above 45C to some parts of the country.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-07/victoria-south-australia-authorities-brace-for-fires-heatwave/106203894

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Towns facing temperatures above 45C as extreme heatwave blasts Australia
By Tyne Logan

The "most significant" heatwave south-eastern Australia has seen in six years is likely to trigger an extreme fire danger alongside searing hot temperatures.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-06/australia-heatwave-most-significant-in-six-years/106200088

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Bureau forecasts moderate chance of cyclone hitting far north Queensland coast
By Rosanne Maloney, Christopher Testa, and Sophie Johnson

The chance of a tropical low off the far north Queensland coast developing into a cyclone is increasing from low to moderate by the weekend, according to the weather bureau.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/far-north-queensland-cyclone-forecast/106199464

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Inside the atmospheric clash fuelling supercell storms in Queensland
By Kym Agius

Queensland's Darling Downs has recorded more severe storm warning days than any other region this season — and meteorologists say it is no coincidence.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/bom-forecast-storm-formation-rain-darling-downs-brisbane/106152296

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