Another heatwave is predicted across Australia this week, as the weather bureau confirms the nation just sizzled through its hottest spring on record.

Travis Head is confident Australia can work its way back into the series against India and says there is no sign of a feud between the team's batters and bowlers.

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

A Liberal National Party MP has told federal parliament "you cannot possibly compare" women who work in childcare with men who work in construction during a debate about gender pay equity.

The dream of a grand slam may be over, but the Wallabies can still finish their Northern Hemisphere tour on a positive note with a victory over Ireland in Dublin. Follow live.