Extreme heat swelters southern Australia
Sydney has endured its hottest temperature in nearly 80 years, according to Australian meteorologists. CNN's Derek Van Dam has the details.
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A surf lifesaver supervises swimmers at Sydney's Bondi Beach on February 11, 2017. Much of Australia is experiencing a heatwave with the New South Wales weather bureau is predicting that February 11 could become the hottest February day on record for the state.
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North Sydney federal Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman celebrates with the rainbow flag after parliament passed the same-sex marriage bill in the Federal Parliament in Canberra on December 7, 2017. 
Gay couples will be able to legally marry in Australia after a same-sex marriage bill sailed through parliament on December 7, ending decades of political wrangling. / AFP PHOTO / SEAN DAVEY
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