Why is Australia so overwhelmingly dry when nearby places like Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Tasmania are all so wet and lush?
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FYI [the average rainfall of Australian cities is as follows](https://abc.net.au/news/2018-04-24/perth-rainfall-higher-than-melbourne-hobart-and-london/9688142):
Darwin — 1729mm
Sydney — 1216mm
Brisbane — 1022mm
Perth — 733mm
Melbourne — 663mm
Canberra — 620mm
Hobart — 614mm
Adelaide — 530mm
By comparison, London’s annual average is 557mm which would put it second last in that list if it were an Australian city.
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