Australia will cop extreme temperatures as heatwave begins SCORCHING weather will smash Sydney and NSW today — as a seven-day heatwave begins. And Victoria could be sweltering by early next week too. Ben Graham December 14, 2017 1:36pm http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/australia-will-cop-extreme-temperatures-as-heatwave-begins/news-story/42485e3fdb541713f4db11379bf596f0