Brisbane Times | Brisbane braces for scorching heatwave The Australian BRISBANE is set to swelter through one of its hottest days on record today, as the heatwave conditions scorching inland Australia shift to the Queensland capital. The mercury again soared close to 50C in parts of eastern Australia yesterday, with Walgett in ... Brisbane could break temperature record as mercury set to top 41c Heatwave hits inland Australia: scorching temperatures tipped to break, bringing ... Heatwave pushes mercury to new highs |