Australia’s Inland Towns Bake in Near 50C Heatwave Temps

A wave of hot air swept across inland Australia, southeast and southwest Queensland and most parts of NSW.

Beachgoers sit and stand on the sand as others swim on a hot summer day at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Dec. 9, 2023. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

A heatwave persists for large swathes of the nation with a cool change not expected to bring relief until later in the week.

Severe to locally extreme heatwave conditions extend through northern parts of South Australia, much of southwest Queensland and into northern and eastern New South Wales (NSW).