Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C - ABC News

1. Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C  ABC News
2. Smothering, bullying, stabbing: how it feels to be in one of the hottest places on Earth  The Guardian
3. Firefighters battle 'emergency level' blazes in Australia heatwave  BBC
4. Record-breaking Australia heatwave fuels bushfires, cuts power to thousands  Reuters
5. 'Incredibly abnormal' temperatures 20C above average in parts of Australia — as it happened  Australian Broadcasting Corporation