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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100
Boldly going analogue
Just don’t get the Klingons ticked off.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:09:00 +1100
Crane hits Gold Coast building after snapping in storm
A crane has hit a Gold Coast building after a powerful Christmas Day storm hit the region, leading to evacuations.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:48:18 +1100
Record numbers expected at SA shopping centres on Boxing Day
Another special holiday tradition takes centre stage as the Boxing Day sales kick off, with record numbers expected across Adelaide shopping centres.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:29:40 +1100
Rabbi's car firebombed in Melbourne
A Rabbi's car displaying Hanukkah decorations has been firebombed in Melbourne in a Christmas morning attack.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:17:51 +1100
Sydney celebrates Christmas
From Christmas feasts to festive rowing regattas, there was no lack of holiday cheer across Sydney.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:09:55 +1100
PM visits Sydney charity for Christmas
Some familiar faces have lent a hand for Christmas with the Prime Minister delivering $10 million in funding for the Bill Crews Foundation.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100
‘Our small family ritual’: The Victorians choosing hot springs bliss over Christmas chaos
More than 1000 people chose to spend Christmas Day bathing in hot water rather than basting a turkey.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +1100
Politicians should be on same page when it comes to gun control
It only takes one gun and one bullet to kill someone, so why should we allow any guns at all to be held in a home?

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:00:07 +1100
‘Everyone’s here’: Backpackers flood Coogee after Bronte crackdown
Crowds have flocked to Coogee Beach to celebrate Christmas, after moves to limit partying at Bronte Beach following an “unacceptable” mess last year.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:32:43 +1100
The Christmas lunch turning strangers into family
Young families, pensioners, rough sleepers, asylum seekers and other locals looking for company were welcome at a very special Christmas gathering.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:13:15 +1100
‘Chosen family’: Everyone’s welcome at this inner-city Christmas oasis
The popular Christmas event has been running for almost two decades. It’s showing no signs of slowing down.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:34:02 +1100
‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years
There were more than 200 fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries in Queensland in the first 11 months of 2025.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:57:31 +1100
‘You overcome darkness by bringing light’: Lunch brings Bondi together for Christmas
Organiser Sebastian Cassie nearly cancelled this year’s charity lunch, but a local rabbi told him it must proceed.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:55:32 +1100
Holiday warning after hoard of stolen e-bikes uncovered
People have been warned to lock up their bikes and scooters over the holidays after police uncovered a trove of stolen e-bikes in a man’s Gold Coast home.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:16:24 +1100
‘It brings a tear to my eye every year’: Taking Christmas spirit to Melbourne’s streets
Derek Glennie has forged his own Christmas Day tradition when it comes to spreading kindness to those doing it tough.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:46:20 +1100
Rabbi’s family evacuated after car firebombed on Christmas morning
The rabbi’s St Kilda East home was evacuated after a pre-dawn attack on his car, which had a “Happy Chanukah” sign on its roof.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:41:57 +1100
‘I back it 100 per cent’: Minns defends two-week ban on protests
The police commissioner’s declaration to ban protests comes after parliament passed new laws in the wake of the Bondi attack.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:59:53 +1100
Car with Hanukkah sign firebombed on Christmas morning
A car with a "Happy Chanukkah" sign has been firebombed in Melbourne on Christmas morning.

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:25:26 +1100
Homicide probe launched after man found stabbed to death in Perth’s south
A man has died after being discovered with stab wounds on a street in Perth’s southern suburbs overnight. 

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:13:48 +1100
Hamilton Hill fire destroys three units on Christmas morning
Five residents have been displaced and are being assisted by the Department of Housing to find alternative accommodation. 

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