The World Today

Youth underemployment is at its highest level since records began 40 years ago. Analysis from the Brotherhood of St Laurence shows that 18 per cent of Australians aged between 15 and 24 are underemployed, compared with 13.5 per cent who are unemployed.

The latest death of one of Vladimir Putin's staunch critics has left Russia and Ukraine trading accusations about who ordered the assassination. Former Russian parliamentarian Denis Voronenkov was gunned down the street as he arrived for a meeting at a hotel in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Adding to the intrigue, the politician had been about to testify in the treason trial of Ukraine's former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich.

Police in the United Kingdom have announced that the man who carried out the terrorist attack in central London was Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old British born man, who was shot dead by police outside the country's parliament. The Islamic State group claims he was one of their so-called soldiers. Authorities have made eight arrests in the wake of the attack and hundreds have gathered to hold a vigil in Trafalgar Square in memory of the victims who died and those who were injured.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May has described the police officer who died in yesterday's attack as 'every inch a hero' who will 'never be forgotten'. Keith Palmer was a husband, a father, and a dedicated police officer of 15 years standing. He died yesterday after he was stabbed by Khalid Masood while guarding the Palace of Westminster.

The Prime Minister says that Pauline Hanson's call for a ban on Muslims immigration is dangerous and could encourage terrorism. Senator Hanson made the comments following the London terrorist attacks. A leading terrorist expert Professor Greg Barton says the PM's comments are spot on but he warns that the Government's plans to weaken protections against race hate speech risks losing the support of moderate Muslims.

He's sold himself to the American people as a man who knows how to make deals, and now Donald Trump's skills are being put to the test. The US President is doing everything he can to garner enough support to get his national health insurance scheme across the line. A vote to scrap Obamacare has been delayed as President Trump and his team try to get the numbers to pass his signature legislation.

Victoria's Energy Minister has hit back at last minute attempts to keep the state's ageing Hazelwood power plant open. The brown coal-fired power station is winding down next week, and the Prime Minister has ruled out a government intervention. But the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Australian Industry Group both want it to stay until the energy crisis is resolved.

The body which sets rules in the National Electricity Market has proposed a range of measures to stabilise the nation's increasingly fragile power grid. The Australian Energy Market Commission says the system has been weakened by the rapid take up of wind and solar generation and the retirement of thermal generators. In a review, it has outlined changes to market mechanisms to help power systems transition from conventional energy generation to new technologies.

It isn't safe to drink the water at Pioneer in North East Tasmania because it is contaminated with lead. The water provider TasWater has installed rainwater tanks at about half the houses in town and put a communal tank in the local park. But resident Jenny Bellinger says that five requests for rainwater tanks at houses have been made and they are still waiting for the tanks to be installed. TasWater says the tanks should be in by July.

Official figures show more Australians are choosing to live in Victoria than ever before. Even folks from Queensland, once considered the place where Victorians would go to retire are on the move to the Garden State in droves. The migration means Melbourne is on track to surpass Sydney as Australia's biggest city, but can its infrastructure cope with the influx of people?