SYDNEY (Reuters) -One person died on Sunday in Australia's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, urging thousands of people to move to higher ground due to torrential rains.

There is no escaping low to extreme heatwave conditions in three states today as scorching temperatures grip most of Australia.

Australian authorities on Sunday urged thousands of people in north Queensland state to move to higher ground due to flooding caused by torrential rains.

Temperatures are expected to soar across a large swathe of south eastern Australia on Monday with authorities warning of an ...

Temperatures are set to soar as high as 45C on Australia Day, while thunderstorms and showers appear to threaten long weekend ...

A heatwave is set to spread across more than half the country this week, as a cyclone spinning over waters to the west of ...