Advertise with us
DOWNUNDERVOICESAustralia · New Zealand · World
Back to Australia
Australia

28 August 2026

Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals

Downunder Voices Newsroom

Source reporting: abc.net.au

Spring scorcher to follow record warm winter for south-east capitals

Winter has been the warmest on record for Sydney and Melbourne, with Canberra also recording its highest ever temperatures, while this season will rank as the second-warmest on record for Adelaide and Hobart.

About this report

Downunder Voices provides an independently written summary and community perspective based on information published by the original source. The original publisher remains responsible for its reporting.

Join our community

Follow Downunder Voices

Join thousands of readers following news and community stories from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

More from Australia

View category

Read Next

View latest

28 August 2026

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Mark Carney rejects attempt to rename lake as did several US governors, with Tony Evers mocking the move US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America, amid his escalating trade war with Canada. The order directs federal agencies to adopt the name-change on US maps, documents and databases. But Trump has no authority to rename Canada’s portion of the lake, nor to compel Canada, international legal bodies, international mapmakers or the rest of the world to adopt a new name.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source