Are you stuck listening to Let It Snow while figuring out how to crank your aircon? Most Australians can't have chestnuts roasting on an open fire because there's usually a fire ban in December. "Even ...

While we’re busy preparing for Christmas, many Australian native plants and animals are also busy – growing, flowering and raising their young. What better time to celebrate this explosion of life?

A lot of people will find themselves far from family and friends this Christmas. Human Nature share how they get a little Aussie spirit into their American Christmas. Every Christmas Eve, Human Nature ...

Christmas Day was once marked with a hot roast dinner and a trip to church to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. But in modern multicultural Australia, it has evolved from the traditions that ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. I’m not patriotic. In fact, the whole idea makes me bristle (yes, yes, a conversation topic for another time). In ...

For many Aussies, the very idea of acquiring more and more stuff at this time of year is enough to make them want to abandon the holiday altogether. Let’s get real. Not everyone wants yet another ...

People enjoy themselves during the July Christmas event in Canberra, Australia, July 4, 2026. July Christmas stems from ...