Temperature records have been broken as a heatwave continues across the country and parts of South Australia are expected to enter catastrophic fire conditions later on Friday.
Marble Bar in north-western Western Australia broke its all-time heat record on Thursday, reaching 49.3C.
In northern Victoria, Mildura had another day of temperatures in the mid-40s, reaching 44C on Thursday. In New South Wales, Menindee, near Broken Hill, and Wentworth, near the Victorian border, peaked at 45C.
And its time Australia started to examine similar products labelled Natural.