Australia is celebrating Christmas Day

Time with loved ones, helping hands — How Australia is celebrating Christmas Day
From the beach to the bush, Aussies flocked to oceans, parks and paddocks to celebrate Christmas Day. For some though, the day-to-day work goes on, and for others it is an opportunity to give back to their local community.
Christians around Australia celebrate Christmas, with a Jewish holiday land on the same day
Christians around the country have attended church services to mark Christmas day. Religious leaders, charity workers and volunteers reflected on the year, spreading joy and love to those doing it tough all with a bit of Christmas cheer.
Celebs spotted in Australia: Who has returned home to celebrate Christmas?
Australian celebrities flock home to enjoy the show that Australia puts on for Christmas. Find out who has made their way Down Under already!
Revellers celebrate Christmas 2024 around Australia
Reverend Bill Crews served up Christmas Day lunch and a whole lot of festive cheer at Ashfield in Sydney's inner west.
Here's what's open on Christmas Day across Australia this year
Whether you need some last-minute items or are looking for a Christmas Day lunch, these are the places that will — and won't — be open on 25 December.
Analysis: Australia’s Christmas and Boxing Day weather forecast
Sydney has enjoyed a warm and sunny Christmas Day with an expected change of conditions for the Sydney to Hobart blue water classic.
Christmas Day weather forecast promises sunshine for most of Australia and possible heatwave across interior
Christmas Day is looking dry and sunny for most of the country, with a distinctive lack of rain-producing low-pressure systems, troughs or cold fronts appearing on the charts.
Australians soak up sunny weather for Christmas Day
Revellers have packed beaches on a sweltering Christmas Day in Sydney.
‘Insane’ scenes at Sydney’s Christmas Day beach bash
Thousands of people have flocked to celebrate Christmas Day at a Sydney beach party that has been hailed as a “pretty special ...
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Highs and lows of Christmas weather in Australia
Australia is no stranger to very hot temperatures, and with Christmas right in the middle of the hottest time of year, it's ...
Mission Australia’s free Christmas lunch for West Australians doing it tough has record turnout
For single mother Montakarn Waiwong, enjoying a free Christmas meal with others has given her something to celebrate after a ...
Australia bushfires: Millions on high alert as scorching temperatures intensify Victoria blazes
A total fire ban has taken effect across Victoria and parts of South Australia as residents are urged to flee and others to avoid non-essential travel as fierce bushfires rage on. The Country Fire ...
Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood reveals lonely Christmas with microwaved dinner
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has opened up about his early Christmas memories in Australia and his festive ...
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Christmas conditions sparkle for millions of Aussies
From the beach to the bush, Australians were treated to a day of sunshine on Christmas but caution remains for firefighters ...
‘Not great’: Fuel price ‘spike’ throughout Christmas period
NRMA Media Manager Peter Khoury discusses the fuel price spike in the Christmas period. “Even Sydney which should be a lot ...
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Residents in southern Australia flee threatening grassfire on Christmas Day
Fire started in rail corridor and spread south amid hot, dry and windy conditions in suburbs of Smithfield, Adelaide ...