In other weather, south-east Queensland soaked by up to 127mm of rain, with more than a dozen dams spilling over
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Ongoing, severe to extreme heatwave conditions will extend from the tropics into central and parts of eastern Australia today, creating dangerous bushfire conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology has said, as south-east Queensland battles rain.
Western Sydney will reach the low 40s, with temperatures hitting a maximum of 38C in Parramatta, 40C in Liverpool and 42C in Penrith.
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