Christmas Archives

When Santa rode the railway

The arrival of Father Christmas each December was a yearly highlight for children living along the Trans-Australian Railway.

Rudolph the red-necked wallaby? Deck the halls with boughs of hakea? Well, why not?

Australia’s favourite, the mighty pav, is a Christmas tradition for many. Here’s how to make its peaks perfect, according to the chemistry experts.

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Caring for injured wildlife is a 365 day a year job, Christmas Day included. Here’s how some very special patients will be spending it.

Carols by Candlelight is a much-loved Australian Christmas tradition, but you may not be familiar with its humble beginnings in Victoria.

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For many Australians these big, ornamental-looking beetles are a happy sign of the start of the silly season – but are their numbers dwindling?

Christmas shines brighter than anywhere else in the nation in this otherwise sleepy South Australian hamlet.