Australia fires and weather: blazes out of control as heatwave expected to peak on New Year's Eve

Bureau of Meteorology issues wind warnings amid bushfires as temperatures expected to reach 44C north-west of Sydney next week

New South Wales firefighters are gearing up for hotter, drier and windier conditions next week, after a Christmas reprieve.

On Saturday morning there were more than 70 fires burning across the state, with eight out of control and about 23 being controlled, as the unprecedented bushfire crisis continued.

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