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• Sydney to Hobart set for strong starting winds, but nothing like 2024

  The Sydney to Hobart fleet is in for milder conditions this year than in 2024, when two people died on the first night of racing, although sailors have been warned to expect strong winds.  2025-12-24 00:49:19

• ABC radio host Sabra Lane farewells AM after nine years

  Sabra Lane is farewelling the ABC's AM after nine years of hosting the current affairs radio program. 2025-12-23 21:51:31

• Australians tipped to spend record $1.6b on Boxing Day sales

  Boxing Day spending is expected to hit a record high, supported by revived household spending after three interest rate cuts. 2025-12-23 19:15:16

• Christmas boom on hold as berries, cherries ripen too late

  Christmas is usually a boom time for Tasmanian berry producers, but this year's cold spring has slowed crops and hurt profits. 2025-12-23 18:22:24

• Hay bale scammer jailed after preying on farmers

  A judge blasts a man's "complete and utter disregard for the law" and jails him for scamming farmers desperate for feed out of money for hay bales he never delivered. 2025-12-23 07:11:19