David Lipson

Labor's Senate leader Penny Wong moved the motion, saying Senator Thorpe's actions had compromised workplace safety in the Senate.

Drug traffickers, people smugglers, terrorists and fraudsters who rip off government programs are laundering billions of dollars through Australia’s property market, banks and casinos - according to a national risk assessment being released today. The Government wants to impose new regulations on real estate agents, accountants and lawyers to crack down on the crime - but it’s facing resistance.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison reveals his experiences with acute anxiety while serving as the nation’s leader, saying it is a conversation that should be normalised in federal politics.

Questions were raised today as another huge pile of money was set aside for the design and construction of Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet under the AUKUS agreement.

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found one of the things compounding trauma for returned service men and women - was the complex system for seeking entitlements, compensation and rehabilitation.

For several years, the region of Xinjiang has been shut off from most of the world’s media. The ABC got to go inside, but all was not as it seemed.

In Canada, thousands of firefighters from all over the world have united to battle the country’s “worst fires in recorded history”.

In the hugely popular but often maligned world of true crime, the conviction this week of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette was a big win for podcast justice.

Australians will soon be able to go to places like the UK, which has close to 50,000 cases of COVID-19 a day. But travel to Indonesia, which is recording fewer than 1,000 daily cases, won’t be allowed.

Doctor Jamal Rifi, who has been working to vaccinate patients in south-west Sydney, says a military tribunal in Lebanon has sentenced him to 10 years in prison. He says it’s evidence of a “corrupt” system.

This week, the US President downplayed coronavirus, cast doubt on a judge's dying wish and refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. To understand why his supporters buy the pantomime, look no further than the world of sports entertainment, writes David Lipson.

With coronavirus throwing US election planning into chaos, you'd think the White House would be doing everything in its power to ensure safe voting. But Donald Trump seems to be doing the opposite, writes David Lipson.

After trying to save the economy, even at the cost of more coronavirus fatalities, US President Donald Trump is left presiding over a death toll of 150,000, trying anything he can to shake up his re-election chances, writes David Lipson.

This week, US President Donald Trump began wearing a mask, delivering safety briefings and waving the white flag of surrender in his coronavirus approach. Why now? He's found a more potent campaign strategy, writes David Lipson.

Anger over injustice has been simmering in America for generations, and after two months of lockdown, it was ripe to burst out. In George Floyd's death, it found its cause, write David Lipson and Emily Olson.

The presidential campaign is returning to public view, and there's a new accessory dominating the political photo op. The humble face mask could help determine who wins the White House in November, writes David Lipson.

Information that could lead to a vaccine is currently the world's most valuable commodity. Instead of teaming up, nations are engaging in cyber espionage and pointing the finger of blame, writes David Lipson.

Fox News hosts downplayed coronavirus well into March and continue to dilute the truth, putting American lives at risk, writes David Lipson.

The world is no longer measuring the worst-case coronavirus scenario against Wuhan, Italy or Spain. Now America — a nation accustomed to being a leader in business, innovation and sport — has been brought to its knees, writes David Lipson.

Donald Trump's head-spinning leadership style is how he gained an advantage in business and politics. But coronavirus is not just "the great equaliser". It's also the truth seeker, writes David Lipson.