Christmas always has a habit of sneaking up on us but it seems to be happening earlier every year.
Jay Hanna
McDonald’s is about to launch a Christmas-inspired Happy Meal available for the first time in Australia.
Emma Kirk
WA’s peak suicide prevention service received a record number of crisis calls last month, as the cost of living crisis continues to push people to breaking point.
Jessica Evensen
A demonstrator, dressed as a police officer, wearing clown makeup, held a sign which read ‘you look stupid staring at windows when kids are being murdered’.
Blair Jackson
Hedland neighbourhoods are set to sparkle once again as the town of Port Hedland’s much-loved Festive Lights Competition returns for 2024.
Katya Minns
There’s been a major update hours after Myer announced it would scrap its annual Christmas windows unveiling over safety concerns.
Alexandra Feiam
With just two months remaining until Christmas, supermarket giant Woolworths has released a range of festive meal ideas and budget friendly feasts.
With Christmas getting closer, Australia Post has announced the deadline to send mail to far-away loved ones.
Holly Prentice
The beloved Lake Monger Christmas tree could be celebrating its last holiday after a Cambridge councillor proposed turning off the lights.
Harriet Flinn
Australians have been warned to get organised ahead of Christmas as cut off dates for posting parcels, cards and letters have been revealed.
Clareese Packer
Frontline services have issued a grim warning ahead of Christmas as more Australians than ever are in need of urgent support.
JENI O’DOWD: It’s that time of year again. When the lefty woke brigade cry out against the upcoming festive season in the name of multiculturalism.
Jeni O’Dowd
An Albany man has taken the spirit of Christmas in July to a whole new level with the opening of a Christmas-themed shop in Centennial Park this week.
Melissa Sheil
An Australian family has been left shattered on Christmas Day after a young mother died in her bed while her children unwrapped presents in the next room.
Eli Green
Many of us sitting down to play board games with our families over the holiday period are desperate for any kind of competitive edge. But some crucial advantages have now been revealed — thanks to maths.
Victoria Allen
We all know we are meant to be curbing spending to battle inflation but sometimes it is not as easy as it sounds.
One State’s Christmas Day storm has wreaked havoc on more than just power lines, denying families a Boxing Day out at a tourism mecca’s famous theme parks.
Duncan Evans and Nathan Schmidt
Singer John Farnham has been pictured since his battle with mouth cancer. In the snap he is surrounded by family.
Jordan McCarthy
Amid an increasingly turbulent world, pews were packed at St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth for Christmas Mass.
Jake Dietsch
As Perth awoke to a hot Christmas morning — with the temperature soaring past 35C by midday — thousands flocked to the beach to cool off and frolick in the waves.
Lauren Price
Police suspect that two Melbourne shops are the latest victims of the tobacco wars after a Christmas Day attack.
The prime minister has served lunch to the homeless as Australians celebrated Christmas their own way, while wet weather put a dampener on festivities for some.
Dominic Giannini and Duncan Murray
West Aussies are scrambling to put their final touches on Christmas as they prepare to celebrate the big day.
Dylan Caporn
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have released their annual Christmas Eve video messages online to wish the nation a safe and merry festive season.
Kimberley Caines
