Weather conditions in many parts of Oz have been unusual (drought related) in recent times. BNE is usually humid!
BTW - In terms of what I had been saying about crazy real-estate prices now, compared to years past ... PER now is the
world's fifth most expensive city in terms of realestate (median houseprice vs income)! (It would have been around 150th a few years back
)
WRT the crime ... its still not bad in most parts of Oz, however we are well past the days of leaving doors unlocked, etc. Bit of a lottery about walking some streets at night. (And Oz cities still cant compete with European cities for actually having a reason to be in them at night!
Most go to sleep at night ... move along, nothing to see!).