COP28 summit begins – Dubai (until 12 December)

The Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) releases its seasonal bushfire outlook for summer

Golf – Australian Open begins – Sydney (until 3 December)

Independence Day in Yemen and Barbados

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

St Andrew’s Day

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day

A birthday for Ben Stiller (1965), Kaley Cuoco (1985) and Chrissy Teigen (1985)

Anniversary of:
• the birthdays of Mark Twain (1835), Winston Churchill (1874) and Phillip Hughes (1988)
• the release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1982)
• the premiere of Schindler’s List (1993)
• the death of former US President George HW Bush (2018)