tu Aussies get hot under the collar.........

In the early hours of Sunday morning an argument between two people escalated into what was thought to be Sydney's largest street brawl in a decade. Though initial reports said the brawl involved about 200 people, New South Wales police later said 30 people were actually involved.

Meanwhile in Melbourne more than 100 people were involved in a fight apparently instigated by a local gang.

The temperature in Sydney exceeded 28°C on Saturday, the 37th consecutive day of unusually hot and humid weather.

"Almost certainly the heat makes people crankier and hot-headed like on Sunday when two taxis crashed into each other, one ending up against a pole trying to get to the same fare first," said Gordian Fulde, head of the casualty department at Sydney's St Vincent's hospital.