Aussies get creative during record-breaking heatwave

Australia is in the grip of a relentless heatwave, with temperatures reaching 46.2 degrees celsius in Adelaide, breaking an 80-year-old record.

Sweltering residents have had to get creative to keep cool, taking advantage of anything that will offer respite from the heat.

After one pub promised free beer if the mercury reached 45 degrees, punters flocked to the bar when it did.

Zoo animals have been getting hosed down and one man even used hot concrete to make an inventive breakfast.

See how people are coping in the video above.