The World Today

The scandal surrounding the toxic corporate culture inside global ride-sharing giant Uber has seen a succession of senior personnel head out the door. CEO and founder Travis Kalanick himself has gone on indefinite leave, as those left behind at the organisation try to reform deeply entrenched work practises that tolerated sexual harassment and worker retaliation. Speaking with The World Today's Nick Grimm, Dr Andrew Hughes from the ANU's Research School of Management says that start-up company founders often find it hard to let go of control of the company but have little or no experience of working effectively with staff.

Social welfare groups fear residents will struggle to make ends meet, and some may struggle to pay their bills after a second energy company announced its upping its charges. Energy Australia has joined AGL in upping its prices, with customers in New South Wales and South Australia to be affected. Welfare groups and analysts warn the bill hikes will be devastating for some households, and there are calls for the Government to step in, help ease the pressure, and ensure energy companies are playing fair.

Child health experts are calling for better targeted support in early education to help children with ADHD prepare for high school. A national first study has found adolescents with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are far more likely to fall behind in school, causing them significant challenges later in life. Experts say the focus should be developing programs for these children, not debating whether they should be medicated.

Relatives and friends of missing residents of the fire stricken high rise building in London are desperately searching for them. The still smouldering residential tower was home to more than 600 people. Authorities have confirmed that 12 people died in the inferno, but they're also warning that the death toll will rise. More than 70 people were injured as they escaped.

The London blaze has brought back sharp memories for Melbourne residents involved in a similar fire in 2014. Flames engulfed the 21-storey Lacrosse building in Melbourne's Docklands in less than 15 minutes. Federal Senator Nick Xenophon is calling for an urgent audit of cladding on all Australian high-rises.

There appeared to be some good news for job seekers today. Official data show the unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per cent, down from 5.7 per cent. As many as 42,000 jobs were created in the month of May.

The Government backbencher George Christensen is teaming up with the NXT MP Rebekha Sharkie to introduce a private members bill to effectively overturn the Fair Work Commission's recent ruling on Sunday penalty rates. They say their bill will also restore payments for people who have lost out under union negotiated enterprise bargaining agreements. Labor says it will look at the bill, but it's struggling itself to bring on a vote on its own bill to protect penalty rates.

Three Government frontbenchers have accused the Victorian judicial system of being weak on sentencing terrorists. They are now being asked to explain why the shouldn't be held in contempt of court. A leading barrister is welcoming the move, but one Senate crossbencher says free speech shouldn't be stifled.

The United Nation's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Professor Joe Cannataci, says governments are using terrorism as a pretext, calls for a Treaty to regulate government surveillance of citizens.

The FBI is investigating electronic devices belonging to the man who opened fire on members of US congress who were practicing for a charity baseball game. Dramatic eyewitness accounts are emerging of the moment the man fired shots towards a baseball pitch near Washington DC.