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The country is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave, with temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple bush fires were burning in the state of Victoria.

Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland.

Following the terror attack at Bondi Beach, the Victorian government will allocate nearly AU$2 million to the security of Jewish institutions.

Thinking Big In this context, full completion last January of the 420-MW Macarthur Wind Farm in the southeastern state of Victoria, Australia’s most noteworthy wind installation to date, marked a tremendous milestone for the country’s fledgling sector.

Three people are unaccounted for as bushfires continue to devastate Victoria, Australia, with 30 active blazes and catastrophic fire conditions. Firefighters battle intense heat and winds.

Hello and welcome to Yahoo's live coverage of the extreme heatwave sweeping large parts of Australia this week. Temperatures soared beyond 40C across South Australia and Victoria on Wednesday, with the gruelling heat to continue today.

Melbourne mercury expected to hit 43C with higher temperatures inland and a total fire ban in place for all Victoria