Australia news live: Albanese to visit Timor-Leste; heatwave to scorch western NSW as Victoria welcomes cool change
PM to meet prime minister Xanana Gusmão and president José Ramos-Horta. Follow today’s news liveOuyen drops to low of 25C before sun comes up on WednesdayAs the sun began rising over the little Victorian town of Ouyen this morning, so, again, did the heat. Yesterday’s possibly record-breaking...
<p>PM to meet prime minister Xanana Gusmão and president José Ramos-Horta. Follow today’s news live</p><p><strong>Ouyen drops to low of 25C before sun comes up on Wednesday</strong></p><p>As the sun began rising over the little Victorian town of Ouyen this morning, so, again, did the heat. Yesterday’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/27/australian-town-ouyen-victoria-highest-recorded-temperature-history-heatwave">possibly record-breaking temperatures</a> are an augury of an overheating planet, but are also just one day in a long string of 40C+ days in this very hot part of the world.</p><p>As the prime minister of Australia, I say to you today and to the courageous Timorese people you represent: your Australian friends will never forget you.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/28/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-timor-leste-heatwave-nsw-bushfires-victoria-weather-liberals-leadership-sussan-ley-andrew-hastie-angus-taylor-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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