Strong winds battering south-east Australia ease as cold weather blasts Tasmania

Warmer and drier conditions forecast for early weeks of summer after wet and gusty spring

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The strong winds that have battered much of south-east Australia are due to ease after days of damaging gusts.

New South Wales, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania have faced strong winds since Saturday, with some areas registering gusts of up to 130km/h.

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