"Baking heat" is set to spread into Australia's south-east this weekend, while north Queensland can expect intense rainfall.

Police rescued two people from floodwaters in Gordonvale, Queensland. Young intruders have stolen a Mercedes Benz, with part of the joyride captured on the car's dash camera, before they set their sights on a Rolls Royce valued at more than $1 million dollars.

Western Australians have faced brutal record-breaking temperatures with Perth hitting a 10-year high of 43.6C and Geraldton hitting a record of 49.3 with Queensland now set to brace for a "severe heatwave".

The chance of a tropical cyclone developing off Queensland's coast is increasing tonight. A home and a nature and wildlife retreat lodge have been burned down following an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s west.

Wild storms bringing potentially heavy rains and damaging winds will continue to batter one Australian state, as another braces for a possible cyclone.

The WA city of Geraldton recorded its hottest temperature on record - 49.5 degrees - just after 2pm (AWST) yesterday as Severe Tropical Cyclone Sean continues off the state's east coast.

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Bank of Queensland will close 16 branches in February as part of a bid to “simplify operations” and focus on digital banking, a move the financial sector union branded an “act of betrayal”.

Part of that garage build includes a first-level walkway that spans from the Supercheap Auto garages and its rooftop viewing area to the corporate suites on the pit exit side of race control. And part of that walkway will form the brand new paddock-facing podium – which can be seen in these photos.

Far North Queensland residents are being warned to expect more heavy rain and strong winds today as the threat of multiple tropical cyclones looms off the coast.

Severe heatwaves are forecast for large parts of Queensland and Western Australia as sweltering temperatures continue to grip the two states for the remainder of the week.

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