Deaths caused by heatwaves could triple in Sydney according to a landmark new climate risk report. Photo: Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS

Australia's "confronting" climate future will be explored in parliament as a bombshell report lays bare the risks ahead.

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The National Climate Risk Assessment , which canvasses a concerning uptick in expected heat-related deaths and ballooning risks for coastal towns as sea levels rise, is to be scrutinised.

At a crunch moment for climate policy, the report authors will be grilled about Australia's vulnerabilities to weather hazards and the government

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