The Australian | States braced for 45C, 'severe heatwave warning' The Australian A band of hot air more than 2,000 kilometres wide is expected to sweep across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, bringing heatwave temperatures – sometimes over 45 degrees – for vast areas in those states over the next few days. Bushfires, blackouts and five capitals above 30C — is this peak suffer season? SA heatwave conditions continue Welcome to hell on Earth: Heatwave builds across eastern Australia |