The World Today

A global survey of around 1,300 chief executives by the consulting firm PWC shows money is starting to move out of China's slowing economy for the first time in seven years, despite the political uncertainty in the US. PWC chief economist, Jeremy Thorpe, says while business is optimistic about Donald Trump's economic policies, many are worried about protectionism.

Scientists may be a step closer to eradicating malaria following the stunning success of a new vaccine in a small human trial. The radical approach involves injecting patients with the cells of live malaria parasites. Thirty-five test subjects were injected with different amounts of the vaccine and those who received the highest doses enjoyed 100 per cent protection against infection.

The race for the governorship of Jakarta has been like no other, and millions of Jakartans will head to the polls this morning. The incumbent candidate, Governor Ahok, is a Christian and ethnic Chinese, and has been facing trial for the crime of blasphemy throughout the campaign and has a battle ahead to win the election.

A major crackdown on massage parlours and brothels across Adelaide has forced sex workers into risky private work where they are more vulnerable to violence and crime, according to the Sex Industry Network. Police have been accused of aggression and threatening behaviour during a flurry of raids since September that have resulted in the closure of well-established brothels and sex workers who are too scared to report crimes against them.

The Federal Government and Opposition have renewed their fight over the long-term funding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Labor insists that it created a fully funded scheme, but the Government disputes that. It's now raised the prospect of increasing taxes if the Senate doesn't pass a package of welfare cuts. But the Opposition has described that threat as a 'massive tantrum'.

The latest study looking into the health and wellbeing of the nation's school principals paints a grim picture of rising stress, increasing threats of violence, and eroding trust in the education system. When the annual Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey started six years ago, 38 per cent of participants said they had experienced threats of violence. This year, that rose to 44 per cent. Increasing work loads are also leading to concerning levels of stress. Industry experts say intervention is needed, and the report's author suggests a national summit is needed to try and fix the trend.

The boss of Domino's says there's no room for worker exploitation within the national franchise. The comments came as the group posted a healthy lift in its profit to just over $50 million. Investigations into widespread underpayment and exploitation of Domino's workers are on-going. But experts say Domino's still needs to step up to the plate to solve the financial problems facing its employees.

Melbourne researchers have found a tax on unhealthy foods based on sugar, salt and saturated fat units would help to tackle the Australian obesity epidemic. The model would also provide a subsidy for fresh foods which would make it cost-neutral for households. But the food industry says the proposal is effectively another G-S-T and has been shown not to work overseas.

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner remains defiant about fallout from his affair with Seven employee Amber Harrison as he delivered a 91 per cent fall in half year profit this morning. Mr Worner pointed to challenging times in traditional free to air television as a factor that dragged the profit down to $12.4 million. With little focus on the financial results, chairman Kerry Stokes again defended Mr Worner as he failed to dodge questions about the Amber Harrison scandal.

While millions of people go to the polls in Jakarta to vote for its next Governor, one expert says the election signals an important movement in Indonesian politics on a much larger scale. Rather than policy, the campaign has been run almost exclusively on race and religion. Dr Dave McRae is an expert on Asian affairs, and says the election has managed to bring together some of Indonesia's largest political interests.