Australia correspondent Karen Middleton

A late blast of heat has heralded terrible bushfires in Victoria and the south coast of New South Wales; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi; the Federal Government is set to wind back the heritage protection over parts of the Coral Sea near the Great Barrier Reef to allow more fishing and tourism; and the reporting deadline for an inquiry into religious freedom in Australia has been extended.