More than one in three workers are now victims of unpaid super, Industry Super Australia reports. 

Young, part time, casual, and blue collar employees are particularly vulnerable, amounting to 75 per cent of those short-changed on super. 

Federal Parliament is set to debate new laws which would obligate employers to pay super at the same time as wages. 
 

Australia has sanctioned five high ranking Myanmar military officers over their roles in the atrocities committed against the people of Rohingya.

They have been issued with Australian travel bans and financial sanctions.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the bans come after the United Nations found war crimes, crimes against humanity, and likely genocide had occurred in Rakhine State.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says new laws will be introduced to parliament this week, ensuring vulnerable children are found permanent homes sooner. 

Children will spend no longer than two years in foster care under the state government’s plan to streamline the adoption process in New South Wales. 

Premier Berejiklian says the reforms will speed up the process of guardianship and open adoption.
 

The world’s longest sea crossing has been opened in China after nine years of construction, connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland.

Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the 55 kilometre Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (Ju-Hai) Bridge on Tuesday, set to cut the commuting time between the three cities. 

A Chinese official Han Zheng says the bridge will help Hong Kong and Macau become more integrated with mainland China. 
 

Late British physicist Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair and 1965 PhD thesis are going on sale, London-based auction house Christie’s announced.

Proceeds from the high-tech wheelchair will be donated to charity.

Dr Hawking’s daughter Lucy says the sale will give “admirers of his work the chance to acquire a memento” of his “extraordinary life”.

Queensland’s Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages set up mobile offices on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait to boost Indigenous birth registration rates. 

This initiative came as figures highlighted one-fifth of all births are not recorded in Queensland’s remote Indigenous communities. 

Queensland registrar-general David John told the ABC the main issue people without a birth certificate face is trying to get a tax file number, license or passport. 

The National Union of Students Against Racism and several other groups will be peacefully protesting Qantas Airlines’ involvement in deporting refugees, this Friday on Elizabeth Street in Brisbane. 

At the Qantas Annual General Meeting on the 26th of October, shareholders will consider resolutions aimed at ending their company’s participation in forcing asylum seekers from Australia. 

In recent months over 140 business, cultural, academic and human rights leaders have asked Qantas to cease involvement in the Australian government's deportation policies.
 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is backing Malcolm Turnbull to represent Australia at a conference in Bali next week, despite criticism from within his government. 

MP Barnaby Joyce blamed Turnbull for the Liberal Party’s loss in the Wentworth by-election, and questioned whether the former PM should be rewarded with a diplomatic position. 

Prime Minister Morrison argued that Turnbull’s established relationship with Indonesian leader Joko Widodo meant he was a natural fit for the conference. 

A report released by the Lung Foundation Australia predicted Lung Cancer will cost the Australian economy more than 6.6 billion dollars by 2028 if changes aren’t made to the way the disease and patients are treated. 

More than 9000 people died from the disease last year- making it the number one cause of cancer death in the country. 

The report made six recommendations including an increase in lung cancer specialists, a public awareness campaign to reduce stigma around the disease and more psychosocial support for those who have been diagnosed.