More than half of Australia sweats through heatwave as BoM forecasts more scorching temperatures

BoM expects hot weather to continue across parts of Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory next week

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More than half of Australia is sweating through a heatwave, with scorching temperatures in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory expected this weekend.

Huge stretches of outback across northern Australia had been warned by the Bureau of Meteorology to expect heatwave conditions stretching into next week.