The World Today

Aboriginal people angered by policing in Western Australia are planning legal action following the landmark federal court compensation decision for Palm Islanders. The court found Queensland police were racist in their response to the 2004 death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee and the riots which followed. Kalgoorlie residents allege there's been discriminatory treatment by police surrounding the death of 14 year old Elijah Doughty in August. Meanwhile, the Queensland Premier has backed police in the wake of the Court decision.

Australian children with autism aren't being diagnosed as quickly as is recommended, leading to a lag in treatment, which could affect their development throughout life. That's according to the Australian Medical Association, which is today releasing a position paper raising it as a concern. The lobby group says the problem is being exacerbated by a lack of specialists and diagnostic tools, and more awareness, training and resources are needed to improve the lives of those with the disorder.

The first birds have hatched in an artificial hollow built for the endangered swift parrot in Tasmania. The hollows were carved after firewood collectors illegally cut down some of the birds nesting trees in July. The technology is now in demand for threatened species around the country.

The consumer advocacy group Choice says that Australia's domestic airlines are ripping off passengers and has called on the ACCC to step in and do something about it. The group has submitted a super complaint to the watchdog that identifies a number of what it called 'systemic breaches' of consumer law. It says the ACCC should undertake a market study in order to shed light on the industry and its practices.

The legality of the Victorian Government's new youth justice policy is set to be tested. The Government is placing some young offenders in a wing of an adult prison after riots led to damage at a youth detention centre.

The Prime Minister is reminding his backbench that the review of the Coalition's climate policies is a long-standing election promise, as some conservative MPs speak out against it. Mr Turnbull says the consideration of an emissions intensity scheme for the electricity sector won't amount to a carbon tax. The Opposition says it's another example of division within the Coalition.

The Government has stepped back from its commitment to establish a banking tribunal, now claiming it was talking about a 'small t' tribunal and not a 'big T' tribunal. The Minister for Financial Services has released a report for the Government suggesting a new ombudsman is a better way to go. In October, the Prime Minister said the government was 'working toward' a tribunal amid calls from Labor and some on the Coalition backbench to establish a royal commission into banks.

Conservationists and locals have been protesting in Townsville this morning, ahead of a highly-anticipated meeting between the Queensland Premier and the head of a proposed coal mine. Indian company Adani has chosen the North Queensland city as the regional headquarters for its multi-billion dollar Carmichael Coal Mine, tipped to be the biggest in Australia. Politicians are touting the economic and employment benefits to Queenslanders, but environmental groups say it'll further damage the Great Barrier Reef.

Revelations that about a third of Australian workers are being denied all or some of their superannuation entitlements has unleased a flood of new complaints to tax authorities. The ABC has also been contacted from workers, who claim they've been ripped off by rogue employers, who have been holding back the minimum 9.5 per cent contribution. The ABC's senior business correspondent Peter Ryan has been talking to workers who claim they've been denied their fair share of super.

The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse has begun turning back to some of the institutions it's scrutinised over recent years, to see if they've mended their ways in responding to abuse. Today, a hearing in Sydney is examining changes at Scouts Australia, and Scouts New South Wales since the organisation was the subject of a case study in 2013. So far, the Commissioner has heard evidence from senior leaders that their systems have improved, as a result of the Commission's work.