Aussies are bracing for sweltering heat and soaring power bills this summer, even after many struggled with a huge increase in their electricity prices since 2021.

Heat records are set to fall over the coming few months as temperatures in the mid to low 40s will sweep parts of NSW, Queensland and South Australia.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range summer forecast says there could be extreme heat in most parts of the country until January 2026.

It comes as Australians continue to pay some of the highest energy bills they have ever paid.

Research from comparison site Finder showed that 26 per cent of Aussies said their energy bill was one of their most stressful expenses in October 2025.

It also revealed that about one in three Aussies received an unexpectedly high energy bill in th

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