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White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states

Snow has arrived in the island state on Christmas morning, but hotter conditions are expected around the country, including a scorcher in the west.

Published: 9h agoThu 25 Dec 2025 at 6:30amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Gian De Poloni, Scout Wallen, Rebecca Trigger and Kelsey Reid

Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

Across the country, charities that historically have had strong volunteer bases are seeing a decline in numbers. There's one day bucking that trend.

Published: YesterdayWed 24 Dec 2025 at 6:52amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Charitiesby Lily Nothling

What the weather will bring in your capital city on Christmas Day

It is just a few sleeps until Christmas Day, and the weather is promising a mixed bag for Australia's capital cities. Here is what to expect.

A young woman in Santa hat and swimsuit looks at the ocean under blue skies

Published: TueTue 23 Dec 2025 at 9:46pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

Woman fails to 'keep the King's Peace' before biting police officer's leg

A failure to 'keep the King's Peace' and biting a police officer has almost landed a Canberra woman in jail for Christmas.

Published: TueTue 23 Dec 2025 at 1:00amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Elizabeth Byrne

What are you really paying when using a card this Christmas?

Cashless payments make up about three-quarters of all transactions in Australia but come at a cost to both merchants and consumers, leaving some asking if it is time to consider it essential infrastructure.

Published: MonMon 22 Dec 2025 at 8:31pmSource: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Bankingby Malcolm Sutton

Lake George has a hidden earthquake fault zone. Now scientists are using traffic noise to unearth it

Almost 100 sensors beside the Federal Highway are helping build the clearest picture yet of the fault beneath the iconic lake.

Two scientists sit at a desk reading a sheet of paper.

Published: MonMon 22 Dec 2025 at 1:54amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Earth Scienceby Yasmine Wright Gittins

Small regional charity stops thousands of Nepali girls being trafficked

After hearing harrowing stories of abuse against young Nepalese women and girls, Port Macquarie man Ross Nancarrow wanted to help.

Girl in a uniform standing beside on the side of the road beside a tuktuk (three wheeled taxi in Asia).

Published: SunSun 21 Dec 2025 at 12:00amSource: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Human Traffickingby Wiriya Sati

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This Aussie film could be your new Christmas classic

Meg Washington and Nick Waterman wrote and produced the 2024 feature film screenplay adaptation of Paul Kelly's classic song, 'How to Make Gravy'. They joined Saskia Mabin for the final episode of Tea for Two for 2025.

tall man wearing a yellow and blue shirt stands smiling with his arm around shorter woman with brown hair

Duration: 24 minutes 3 seconds

Source: ABC Radio CanberraTopic: Christmaswith Saskia Mabin

This country is the home to the secret society of the Duk Duk

Can you guess the country we are speaking with On Foreign Soil today? It is fitting that we finish On Foreign Soil 2025 with a country that has had a big year! Gold, some might say.

Duration: 24 minutes 8 seconds

Source: ABC Radio CanberraTopic: Foreign Aidwith Saskia Mabin

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz!

Duration: 46 minutes 2 seconds

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State and territory health ministers plead for more funding

State and territory health ministers will meet with federal counterpart Mark Butler today — seeking to end a public war over hospitals and strike a long-term funding deal. Guest: Rachel Stephen-Smith, ACT Health Minister

Duration: 8 minutes 26 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Health Policy

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Government releases budget update

Today the federal government pressed ahead with releasing its mid-year budget update, showing a reduced deficit for this financial year but little change to the long-term forecast of deficits in the next decade.

Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds

Source: 7.30

Tom McLuckie outside court after Shakira Adams is sentenced over his son Matthew's death

The father of Matthew Mcluckie, Tom McLuckie, speaks outside the ACT courts after the driver who caused his son's death is sentenced.

Duration: 1 minute 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

'We are born into that fear': Canberra's failure to fix systemic racism

After 24 years of Labor government, First Nations people in Australia's capital are frustrated and exhausted by a lack of meaningful progress to close the gap.

Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

Source: ABC News

Canberra doctor ordered to stop botox injections for endometriosis pain

Patients have described the procedure as "life changing" but pelvic botox injections are no longer available publicly in the ACT, with Canberra Health Services ceasing the procedure "as a precaution due to unknown risks".

Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

Across the country, charities that historically have had strong volunteer bases are seeing a decline in numbers. There's one day bucking that trend.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Charitiesby Lily Nothling

What the weather will bring in your capital city on Christmas Day

It is just a few sleeps until Christmas Day, and the weather is promising a mixed bag for Australia's capital cities. Here is what to expect.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

Woman fails to 'keep the King's Peace' before biting police officer's leg

A failure to 'keep the King's Peace' and biting a police officer has almost landed a Canberra woman in jail for Christmas.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby Elizabeth Byrne

What are you really paying when using a card this Christmas?

Source: ABC Radio AdelaideTopic: Bankingby Malcolm Sutton

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Published: 17 Dec 2025Wed 17 Dec 2025 at 5:08amSource: ABC EmergencyTopic: Bushfires

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The new Gungahlin cricket club growing at an 'exponential rate'

Within five years, the junior club has grown from two teams to having close to 200 players and has plans to become Canberra's first new Premier Cricket club in decades.

A young female player walks along in cricket attire.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Cricket

'I did start tearing up': $400k Matildas portrait unveiled

The 23-minute video portrait of the Matildas 2023 World Cup squad cost $400,000, in what the National Portrait Gallery describes as its most ambitious commission ever.

A row of Matildas walks towards the camera in uniform with a black background.

Duration: 1 minute

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Visual Art

AOC offers cash incentives to keep Olympian mums in sport

The Australian Olympic Committee hopes to keep more athletes in sport by offering cash incentives for women who return after having children, and tens of thousands of dollars for retiring Olympians.

Olympic kayaker Alyce Wood smiles while holding her three month old daughter in her arms.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Olympic Games

Navy officers breaking ground, seeking Winter Paralympic Games selection

It has been 20 years since Australia sent a biathlete to the Winter Paralympics, but two serving Navy personnel are hoping to change this.

Dave is smiling, sitting on his sit ski in a snowy field, holding his ski poles in his left hand

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Paralympic Games

ACT News

White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states

Snow has arrived in the island state on Christmas morning, but hotter conditions are expected around the country, including a scorcher in the west.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Gian De Poloni, Scout Wallen, Rebecca Trigger and Kelsey Reid

How voice memos helped bring an 1,800-year-old first hymn back to life

Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sung would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Christianityby James Tugwell

Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

Across the country, charities that historically have had strong volunteer bases are seeing a decline in numbers. There's one day bucking that trend.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Charitiesby Lily Nothling

Australians tipped to spend record $1.6b on Boxing Day sales

Boxing Day spending is expected to hit a record high, supported by revived household spending after three interest rate cuts.

A red sign that says "sale" in white writing is placed on a display rack of shoes.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Retail Industryby Samuel Yang

National News

King pays homage to acts of 'spontaneous bravery' in Christmas message

King Charles III pays homage to those who confronted terror at the Bondi Beach massacre, acknowledging their "spontaneous acts of bravery" in his annual Christmas message.

Britain's King Charles III during the recording of his Christmas message

Published: 57m agoThu 25 Dec 2025 at 3:02pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Pope Leo asks people to think about Gaza during Christmas Day speech

During his Urbi et Orbi (city and world) speech on Christmas Day, Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to all wars and for people to think about the conditions in Gaza.

Pope Leo stands on a balcony flanked by two cardinals.

Published: 2h agoThu 25 Dec 2025 at 1:06pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Christmas

Crane collapse, thousands without power after Christmas Day storms in SEQ

Storms hit south-east Queensland on Christmas Day afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes.

Duration: 14 seconds

Published: 7h agoThu 25 Dec 2025 at 8:51amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Construction (Assembling)by Lottie Twyford

Boddington locals urged to 'leave immediately' as bushfire fast approaching

Several bushfires burning north and south of Perth have caused major power blackouts, including the entire town of Margaret River.

Duration: 10 seconds

Published: 5h agoThu 25 Dec 2025 at 10:21amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfiresby Bridget McArthur, Madigan Landry and Gian De Poloni

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White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states

Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

What the weather will bring in your capital city on Christmas Day

Woman fails to 'keep the King's Peace' before biting police officer's leg

What are you really paying when using a card this Christmas?

Lake George has a hidden earthquake fault zone. Now scientists are using traffic noise to unearth it

Small regional charity stops thousands of Nepali girls being trafficked

This Aussie film could be your new Christmas classic

This country is the home to the secret society of the Duk Duk

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

State and territory health ministers plead for more funding

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Government releases budget update

Tom McLuckie outside court after Shakira Adams is sentenced over his son Matthew's death

'We are born into that fear': Canberra's failure to fix systemic racism

Canberra doctor ordered to stop botox injections for endometriosis pain

Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

What the weather will bring in your capital city on Christmas Day

Woman fails to 'keep the King's Peace' before biting police officer's leg

What are you really paying when using a card this Christmas?

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The new Gungahlin cricket club growing at an 'exponential rate'

'I did start tearing up': $400k Matildas portrait unveiled

AOC offers cash incentives to keep Olympian mums in sport

Navy officers breaking ground, seeking Winter Paralympic Games selection

White Christmas in Tasmania as heat climbs in other states

How voice memos helped bring an 1,800-year-old first hymn back to life

Charities are crying out for volunteers, except on one day

Australians tipped to spend record $1.6b on Boxing Day sales

King pays homage to acts of 'spontaneous bravery' in Christmas message

Pope Leo asks people to think about Gaza during Christmas Day speech

Crane collapse, thousands without power after Christmas Day storms in SEQ

Boddington locals urged to 'leave immediately' as bushfire fast approaching

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