True, with the exception of Tasmania and southern Victoria which
feels like it has been cooling for the last 18 months, we have had few days above 30°C down here & usually the grass is scorched this time of year, but it is still green

It may be cooling for the last few months, but no one knows when the next major drought is about to come. Australia has suffered numerous droughts during the past two decades, and I suspect that the main reason for that is climate change.