As the Disability Royal Commission begins its new round of hearings in Sydney, a new study highlights the experience of indigenous people.

The Federal Court of Australia rules AFP warrants used to raid ABC were valid; Australians quarantined on Christmas Island over COVID-19 coronavirus concerns to be evacuated while those on Diamond Princess cruise ship languish in limbo; And the Federal government plans to get backpackers to rebuild bushfire devastated communities.

More than 200 Australians who were quarantined on Christmas Island will leave the detention centre today while the evacuation of the hundreds of Australians on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship is yet to be confirmed.

AFP officers last year seized ABC documents linked to a series of stories known as The Afghan Files which examined allegations of unlawful killings by Australian soldiers.

The Federal government is changing the visa rules to provide an incentive for backpackers to work in disaster-declared areas.

The Headmaster and Dean of Sport at a top Catholic boys' school is accused of supporting a now-convicted sex offender.

Australian Universities are scrambling to keep Chinese students on their books as the coronavirus takes a big toll on the higher education sector; Communications Minister Paul Fletcher defends the controversial merger of TPG and Vodaphone; And we visit the home of one Sydney-sider whose innovative approach has enable his family to go entirely off the water-grid.

Many students stuck in China because of a travel ban imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak are now being asked to defer their studies.

Japan's health ministry is planning to evacuate some passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship currently in quarantine at Yokahama.

The sports rorts scandal continues to fester after revelations almost half the programs funded under the controversial program at the centre of the scandal weren't eligible.