Sun-filled Insta posts from back home remind German backpacker just how shit Melbourne is in June

As Berlin enjoys a 30°C weekend, Eliza Hoffman’s Instagram feed is full of blue skies, picnics, and beers in the park. Unfortunately, while this is the reality for all her friends back home, the German backpacker has endured a torrentially rainy Saturday as Melbourne lurches unforgivingly into winter.

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Hungover lads on cricket tour raise a glass to God after Sunday’s match gets washed out

Eleven very dusty British lads on a European cricket tour yesterday enjoyed a moment of spiritual ecstasy as torrential rain washed out their Sunday match, allowing them to return to the pub for a fourth consecutive afternoon session.

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