Australia is celebrating Christmas Day

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.
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.
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 no surprise that there have been some scorchers over the years.
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!
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.
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.
Inside Christmas day in one of Australia’s toughest jails
In prisons across the state this week, it’s the inmates themselves who are making and preparing the meals that they will be eating inside jail on Christmas Day - including the gravy.
Australians soak up sunny weather for Christmas Day
Revellers have packed beaches on a sweltering Christmas Day in Sydney.
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.

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Farm worker granted bail over alleged Christmas Day hit-and-run death near Innisfail
An off-duty police officer found the body of a young man by a Far North Queensland roadside in the early hours.
Mission Australia’s free Christmas lunch for West Australians doing it tough has record turnout
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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 ...
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Coco Gauff and Family Add Festive Glamour to Australia with an Unforgettable Early Christmas Celebration
Coco Gauff is ringing in the holiday season in spectacular style. The post Coco Gauff and Family Add Festive Glamour to ...
Christmas beetles can still be found in Brisbane gardens. But can you tell them apart?
The Australian herald of the holiday season, the Christmas beetle, has returned. Look out for these species calling the south ...