Weather extremes: NSW melts, Victoria burns, Queensland sinks

New South Wales is forecast to become the hottest place on the planet on Sunday, with the current heatwave sending temperatures soaring to 47C. Worst hit will be residents in the western NSW towns of Ivanhoe, Tibooburra and Broken Hill.

Western NSW to hit 47C on Sunday
Victoria on extreme bushfire alert
Large parts of Queensland still drought-hit

PARTS of Australia will be hotter than the African plains or Middle Eastern deserts this weekend, while other parts battle raging bushfires and still others cope with widespread flooding.
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166 dead in worst bushfire disaster

PREMIER John Brumby has pledged to rebuild the fire-ravaged communities of Victoria, while the death toll from the disaster has risen dramatically overnight.