Today is the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, making it the Shortest day and longest night of the year in Australia. Despite a slight relief from yesterday's icy conditions, there was still a frosty chill with minimum temperatures of 7 degrees in Sydney and 6 degrees in Melbourne. Hobart had the longest daylight of any Australian capital city with 14 hours and 59 minutes, while Darwin had the shortest with just 12 hours and 36 minutes. After tonight, the days will start to become longer across Australia for the next 6 months.

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