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Same. It was cold as well (Melbourne in mid October) and when my Mrs arrived, it was hammering with rain. Brisbane and Melbourne suffered some of its worst rain in a decade or more a couple of months later.
I thought it must just be me taking the Northern weather with me, then I realised Australia's tourism marketing dept has carried out one of the greatest swindles in history in convincing all Brits that it's warm, sunny and dry all year round.
Still moving there though.
Nothing against the place, it's perfectly alright. I do get annoyed at the people who go there on holiday/travelling for a few weeks, think it's some paradise on earth, move out there 'forever', then realise that it was actually the idea and life of not having a job which was the amazingly great thing, not the country itself, and suddenly working 9-5 in a dreary office in Australia is the same as working 9-5 in a dreary office in England. Britain would be pretty fucking awesome for most people if you never had to work or think about money.
Still enjoyed my visits, people were nice as well. Just couldn't live there (feels too 'cut off' from the rest of the world, too small-time and remote - not that there's anything wrong with that in principle, it's exactly what many people want). But yeah the weather, whilst obviously great in the summer, ain't so great all year round.
Hope you are very happy there mate. Haven't you been living around there/Asia for a while now?