What we learned today, Saturday 9 December
And with that, we are going to put the blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big headlines:
People in New South Wales sweltered through a heatwave on Saturday, as a cool change brought relief to southern states.
Sydney airport reached 43.5C at 1.01pm, which is a December record. The NSW ambulance service received hundreds of extra calls. A southerly change was expected to sweep through Sydney between 6pm and 8pm and cool things down.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, flagged plans to return immigration to what he believes is a sustainable level after Covid.
A man was in a serious condition after being bitten by a shark near Gladstone in Queensland.
And tennis showman Nick Kyrgios confirmed he will miss the 2024 Australian Open due to injury.
Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We will be back tomorrow to do it all again.
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Sydney airport reaches record high temperature
A little bit more context on the temperatures in Sydney today …
Sydney airport recorded 43.5C at 1.01pm. That’s a December record, beating 43.2C, set in 1994.
Records go back to 1929 at that location, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Sydney’s 40.0C at Observatory Hill was toasty but not so close to challenging the December record of 42.2C set in 1957.
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