7:00am (AEDT) NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Sydney to meet with PM Anthony Albanese

Last day of Term 4 for public schools in Victoria

Democratic Republic of the Congo general election

International Human Solidarity Day 

Anniversary of:

• the publication of Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812)

• the premiere of Christmas classic flick It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

• Paul Keating becoming PM after defeating Bob Hawke for the leadership of the Labor party (1991)

• Queen Elizabeth II becoming the oldest ever British monarch when she surpassed Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days (2007)