Charitable organisations pulled out all the stops this year to serve up delicious Christmas lunches to people doing it tough as soaring living expenses continue to take a toll.
Politicians joined volunteers around the country to scoop peas, ham and potatoes onto plates for people who would have otherwise gone without.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Christmas was a time of giving as he lent a hand at the Reverend Bill Crews Foundation Christmas lunch service in Ashfield, Sydney.
