Australia to swelter through another heatwave as hot weather warnings issued around the country

Parts of every Australian state and territory excluding the ACT is forecast to be subject to heatwave conditions from Thursday. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Large parts of Australia are set to swelter through another heatwave in the coming days with hot weather warnings in place across the country.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting heatwaves around Australia from Thursday, with warnings already in place in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.