The World Today

The Refugee Council of Australia says the major losers of the revamped citizenship tests introduced by the Turnbull Government will be older refugees, who have fled persecution and torture. The Council's Chief Executive, Paul Power, has expressed concern they could struggle to meet the higher English proficiency standards.

A survey out today says 80 per cent of Australia's biggest companies expect an increase in the risk of cyber-attacks over the next year. While most companies think, they're doing enough to protect themselves from cyber villains, other boards are less confident that their data is properly secured. The health check was conducted by the Australian Securities Exchange, the corporate watchdog ASIC, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the major accounting firms.

Anxiety about exams and deadlines, social pressure to conform or be popular, and emotionally remote parents and teachers have all been identified as factors undermining the performance of teenage school students. An international OECD study of hundreds of thousands of teenagers worldwide has found their well-being is being undermined by the combined pressures they face at school and home.

Gambling experts have hailed a potential plan to impose strict limits on television gambling advertising. The ABC understands the federal cabinet is poised to impose the restrictions, but it's already facing resistance from the nation's biggest sporting codes.

John Azarais was tasked with leading a review into the 457 visa scheme. The 'Robust New Foundations' report was released in 2014 and urged the Government to make a number of changes to ensure the system was credible. 457 visas have now been scrapped and replaced with two new classes. Mr Azarias has welcomed the move, saying the program needed reforming.

Senator Nigel Scullion says that getting rid of 457 visas, and replacing them with a Temporary skill shortage visa won't have any impact on the unique agreement for employers in the Northern Territory - the Designated Area Migration Agreement. Mr Scullion says there will be no changes to the list of occupations that Territory businesses can sponsor under the DAMA. Some of the skilled occupations that will remain for the Northern Territory but are scrapped from the national list include dental therapists and nursery people.

Airbnb is one step closer to getting the green light throughout New South Wales. The State Government has given conditional support to allowing short-term rentals. At the moment, regulation varies from council to council, with bans existing in some. But those who use the platform have their fingers crossed for a more certain future.

A new study is using UHT milk to better understand a range of age-related diseases. Scientists have found that protein clusters which exist in the milk, are the same as those in plaque deposits in cases of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other diseases. It's hoped that with more research the discovery will open the door to improved treatments and therapies for these conditions.

There's been another gaff at the White House, this time over the location of an armada, which the President last week said was setting sail to the Korean Peninsula. The move was touted as signalling strength to an increasingly misbehaving North Korea, which continues to talk up its missile capabilities. But it's emerged that the armada was nowhere near the peninsula, in fact it was thousands of kilometres away, headed towards Australia for military exercises. The White House says it didn't mislead anyone when it said the ships were going to Korea, stating it never actually gave a date of arrival.

Millions of people across Indonesia's capital Jakarta are heading to the polls in the last round of voting to elect the city's new Governor. It has been a bitterly fought campaign and there are concerns of unrest, with thousands of security personnel deployed across the city.