Southern parts of Australia swelter through summer’s first heatwave

Adelaide stayed at 27.4C overnight while Victoria is forecast to dip no lower than 26C, the state's hottest night in four years

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Adelaide has sweated through a 38C morning as millions of people in the country's south endure the peak of a summer heatwave.

Heatwave warnings were issued for South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and isolated parts of Western Australia with temperatures 8C to 16C above average.

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