BBC: If there is one thing that Australia is not short of it is sunshine.
Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and the country's sunniest big city, enjoys an average of eight hours of sunshine per day, rising to 11 hours in the height of summer.
Sydney is not far behind, with the Sun on show for more than seven hours each day. And even cloudier and cooler Melbourne gets five and a half hours.
With such enviable weather conditions, one knock-on effect is that Australia leads the way when it...