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New South Wales and Queensland on Tuesday recorded their hottest October temperatures since records began in 1910
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Spring temperatures in parts of Sydney neared 40C on Wednesday and hot, dry winds fanned dozens of bush and grass fires in New South Wales, prompting rare “red” wind warnings and wildfire emergencies across the Tasman in New Zealand.
