The ASKAP update for December reports on survey progress, the status of ASKAP’s processing backlog, plans for operations over vacation period, and takes a look back over all that has happened this year! One of the highlights has been the release of the RACS-Mid papers: the image is the RACS-mid sensitivity map. The primary catalogue has a median RMS noise of 182 µJy/PSF and contains 3,105,668 radio sources. (Image credit: Duchesne et al., 2023, PASA)