Amid hope for less war and a better year,our correspondents take a look at the major issues they will be watching in their patch.
Two Australians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. One of them has been claimed by Hezbollah as a fighter.
From the Israel-Hamas conflict,China’s growing influence in the world,to the COP28 climate summit and beyond - our correspondents look back at the events that have shaped the world in the past year.
Rising out of the desert,the futuristic metropolis of Dubai hosted a historic global agreement this week. Nearby,nature takes its toll.
The US climate envoy says there is a sense of urgency at COP28 that he hasn’t experienced at previous UN climate summits.
Australia has taken a major step on the path towards the phase-out of fossil fuels,joining 39 nations in a commitment to end international finance for climate polluting projects.
The COP28 president has addressed remarks he made suggesting there was no science to support the need to phase out fossil fuels to cap global warming.
COP28 Director-General Majid Al Suwaidi said reporting of the remarks by Dr Sultan Al Jaber were a distraction to undermine the climate summit presidency.
When the port authority knocked back his request to sail a vessel powered by green ammonia into Dubai,Andrew Forrest opted not to try to pull any strings. He was trying to make a point.
The Albanese government has joined more than 100 countries at the COP28 climate conference to push for an acceleration in the use of renewables.