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Australians were treated to a chilly start to winter - which offically began on Wednesday - as a strong cold front and low pressure system moved in.
Aussies have been told to brace for a cold and wet winter with large swathes of the country to be hit with months of above average rain and the east coast is hit with its first Antarctic blast of the season.
Australia has been blasted with an intense polar chill bringing extreme weather and even snow to large swathes of the east coast which are expected to last well into the week.
An icy blast hitting much of southern and eastern Australia is expected to intensify, bringing low-level snow to several states.
A polar blast and low pressure system will see severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, wild winds and huge surf smash large parts of Australia - with six of its eight major cities to shiver under 10 degrees.