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records tumbling across southern Australia this week.
However, those grumbling and shivering through the frigid mornings should spare a thought for the two people living in Liawenee, the coldest inhabited place in Australia.
That’s right, the tiny hamlet of Liawenee, which is nestled in the central Tasmanian highlands and famous for its trout fishing, has a population of just two.
Both are government employees – one is a police officer, and the other is an Inland Fisheries Service officer.
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The cold mornings are being caused by a combination of a large mass of cold air, clear skies, light winds, and a strengthening high-pressure system over southern Australia.
This high-pressure system will continue to cause bitterly cold temperatures across southeastern Australia over the next few mornings, forecasters say.