‘Very unusual’: Australia’s east coast cities are feeling their coldest start to winter in decades

Melbourne is on track to record its coldest first fortnight of winter since 1949. Photo: Getty

Australia is shivering through an unseasonably chilly start to winter as a cold front continues to sweep over the east coast.

Cities such as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have already experienced their coldest June in years, or even decades – and there are no signs it’s about to get any better.