10.00am (AEDT) – State memorial service for former State Governor of Victoria John Landy – Melbourne

Victoria’s Parliament opens for the first time since November’s state election

ABS Data Release – Annual weight update of the CPI and Living Cost Indexes, December

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)

And it’s 5 days until Christmas…