10.00am (AEDT) – Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race officials will deliver the weather forecast at a media conference

3.00pm (AEDT) – Cricket – 2nd Ashes Test – Australia v England – Adelaide

Liberal pre-selection in Christian Porter’s former seat of Pearce in WA

International Human Solidarity Day

Anniversary of:
• the publication of Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1812)
• the premiere of It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Paul Keating becoming PM after defeating Bob Hawke for leadership of the Labor party (1991)
• Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days (2007)

And it’s 5 days until Christmas…