David Lipson

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms his ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, has made direct contact with US president-elect Donald Trump, saying he is confident Mr Rudd can succeed under the Trump administration.