What are the features of the climate in Australia?

Australia is the most unusual, very arid and beautiful continent of our planet. Rains, thunderstorms very rarely visit this continent, and the air temperature is very high. The northern part of Australia has a hot heat zone, while the southern part is temperate. The slopes of the Dividing Range on the eastern side are constantly influenced by humid air masses from the ocean and receive a very large amount of precipitation. But as soon as the air goes over the ridge, then it very quickly heats up and becomes dry, thus the mountains intercept almost all the moisture and it does not enter the ridge. In Australia, it is very hot in winter and a little cooler in summer.