Today I start my new reporting gig on the The Sydney Morning Herald world desk, based in Dubai. Good to be back on the tools after a few weeks adjusting to the desert 🏜️

Why military experts believe Ukraine has quietly begun its fightback against Russia The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au/world/europe/s…

In a flurry of moves, Saudi Arabia lays groundwork for its post-oil future where sport will be key smh.com.au/world/middle-e…

Footprints, a 3kg bag of cassava flour, nuts and seeds: The clues that led rescuers to four children lost in the Amazon for 40 days smh.com.au/world/south-am…

Leaders gathered for nine days of climate talks. It took them eight just to agree on an agenda. "The failure of the talks in the face of accelerating climate change reflects a deepening divide at the heart of negotiations:" via The Sydney Morning Herald Nick O'Malley smh.com.au/environment/cl…

Here's what we know about the race to save Titan from ‘the most unwelcoming environment on Earth’ via The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Scientist and author Dr. Michael Guillén calls for shutdown of Titanic expeditions while Titan catastrophe is examined smh.com.au/world/north-am…

How 500 swimming pools worth of water has sparked a panic buy of salt smh.com.au/world/asia/how…

I spoke with University of Portsmouth Professor Jim Smith about why he thinks pumping radioactive water from Fukushima is the best low risk option there is for the plant quickly running out of tank space to store it. smh.com.au/world/asia/how…

“Would I do it all over again? F---ing oath I would. You should be grateful," said Charlie Teo to the daughter of his comatose patient, who later died. ‘Flawed judgment, lack of remorse’: Charlie Teo guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct smh.com.au/national/nsw/f…

“Usually, it’s the high rollers of Dubai or Abu Dhabi at the table, so it’s interesting to see another emirate-level player making a big first move here.” smh.com.au/world/middle-e…

The story of Mari Gilbert – who fought to solve the murder of one daughter before she was killed at the hands of another daughter – has resurfaced after the arrest of the alleged Long Island serial killer smh.com.au/world/north-am…

Another day, another record broken. Climate change-induced extreme weather going from bad to worse: Europe’s summer holiday threatened by fires as US, South Korea flood. smh.com.au/world/europe/e…

“The studios are telling us that we cannot be fairly paid, because the streaming model is broken. And we’re being told this by the very studio executives—many of them multimillionaires—who broke it.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

A timely read in this week of unforgiving heat across the globe: economist.com/culture/2023/0…

This was “no temporary dipping-into-the-till crime” but a persistent course of conduct “based on greed rather than need”. smh.com.au/national/nsw/b…

Extraordinarily proud of my big brother Stuart. Sad to miss this tonight! Yeah studog

‘I’m gonna hurt them’: Jean Nassif hits back in extraordinary tirade from ‘rehab’ smh.com.au/national/nsw/i…

Great to win this gong with my stellar The Sydney Morning Herald colleagues. Wishing I could have been there. Will be toasting the team and sending cheers from the Dubai sandpit tonight!

After more than a decade at The Sydney Morning Herald it’s time for some new yarns and another adventure. Looking forward to kicking around in journalism in the Middle East for a while longer yet. Will miss Australia’s greatest newsroom! Now for a classic Sydney Christmas before heading back to Dubai