The World Today

The Victorian Government has announced a $266 million rescue fund for the Latrobe Valley as the Hazelwood power station prepares to shut down. Meanwhile, the Federal Energy Minister says it's Victoria's fault that its French owner, Engie, decided to shut Hazelwood.

Dozens of people at a Home Australia creditors' meeting in Adelaide have been told it's almost certain they won't see a cent owed to them following the company's liquidation. It's one of five meetings across five states, where contractors, homebuyers and others are being told of the dire financial situation from the collapse of former Senator Bob Day's building company.

The New South Wales Government will examine the use of force and isolation practices in juvenile detention centres. The Corrections Minister has announced a $1 million package to help manage high-risk detainees. It comes after revelations some young offenders have been kept in isolation for up to 160 days.

Debate has flared over whether there should be a public subsidy for the expensive meningococcal B vaccine, following the death of a South Australian toddler. The UK made the vaccine free as part of its routine childhood immunisation schedule last year, but in Australia it costs up to $700 for a course. The federal Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has on three occasions rejected the manufacturer's application to put the vaccine on the PBS. The World Today has spoken to a former committee member who says the decision was made because it's not cost effective.

Australia looks set to enjoy yet another year of economic growth. There are, however, obvious risks on the horizon. They include: a risk of a further slowdown in Chinese economic growth, a significant correction in the property market, and the level of consumer spending in the economy. On balance though, the cash rate is unlikely to move from its current record low in the near term.

The New South Wales Coroner has described 'sledging' as the 'ugly underside' of a beautiful game, while handing down his findings from the inquest into the death of cricketer Phillip Hughes. A short-pitched delivery struck Hughes in the base of his skull during a Sheffield Shield match in November 2014. He died two days later. The inquest heard Hughes was targeted by short-pitched bowling and alleged sledging during his innings, but Coroner Michael Barnes found it didn't contribute to the 25-year-old's death.

In the UK a High Court ruling has decreed that Prime Minister Theresa May must get a vote from MPs in Parliament before commencing Britain's exit from the EU, adding more uncertainty to the controversial plan. Leave campaigners are angry that the case even went to court. Richard Tice, chairman of 'Leave Means Leave', says the group that brought the case are a group of rich, urban elites playing games with the will of the people.

As the US presidential campaign draws to a close, opinion polls show Democrat Hillary Clinton has a tenuous lead over Republican rival Donald Trump. As the candidates in the presidential race through vital battleground states, The Economist magazine has become the latest major media outlet to cast its hypothetical vote for Hillary Clinton.

The Australian Electoral Commission has revealed it lost 118 votes from July's federal election that were sent via post from an overseas polling place in Chile. The ballots were eventually recovered, but were found too late to be included in the election count. While the AEC says these votes didn't impact the result, it raises questions about using paper and pen in a digital age.

The growing risk of cyberattacks leaves the Australian economy exposed to a potential $16 billion damage bill over the next decade, according to one of the world's biggest insurance companies. In a joint study with Cambridge University, the Lloyd's insurance giant has found that out of 301 global cities, Sydney ranks 12th in terms cyberattack exposure with $4.86 billion of economic growth at risk. Lloyd's says demand cyber insurance in Australia has increased by 16,828 per cent in the past two years as businesses seek protection from current and emerging threats.