Weather warning: damaging winds sweep across Australia from west coast to east

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Damaging winds are sweeping from Australia's west to east, with severe weather warnings in place for four states.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of destructive" winds in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.