One of the Prime Ministers top advisors, David Gruen, warned that economically marginalised communities must be taken seriously or Australia will face a political backlash that threatens the established economic order.

Gruen, the deputy secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, was backed by Treasury secretary John Fraser on Wednesday, who added the market was failing to come up with solutions to inequality and the government must be prepared to deliver policy solutions.

Queensland and other state governments are being urged to remove or devalue so called gold plating from electrical transmission networks, by The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

That would include a voluntary government write-down of the regulatory asset base in Queensland, Tasmania and for Essential Energy in NSW, and use of rebates on network charges in NSW.

It was estimated the write-downs and rebates could result in savings of $100 a year for the average residential customer.

TransLink has been accused of not delivering for commuters, with LNP members calling for the public transport body to be reviewed.

At the LNP convention, members voted to call on a future LNP state government to "review the structure, function and operation of TransLink to improve its customer focus, service responsiveness and efficiency”.

Brisbane councillor Andrew Wines, who moved the motion, accused TransLink of refusing to serve the public.

Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands have agreed to start the construction of an undersea cable to provide improved telecommunications services to the South Pacific nation.

In June, Australian company Vocus was awarded the $137 million contract to manage the construction of the 4,000-kilometre cable.

The formal start of the cable project comes amid criticism from within China that Australia is trying to contain Beijing's influence in the Pacific.

The cave complex in Thailand where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks before they were safely rescued will be turned into a museum to showcase the operation.

The head of the rescue mission said the area will become a living museum, to show how the widescale rescue operation unfolded.

"An interactive database will be set up," he said.

"It will become another major attraction for Thailand."

Although often viewed as taboo, many people with disabilities seek the services of sex workers as an outlet for their sexual and intimate desires.

Oliver Morton-Evans, 36,  has tried "every dating app", and has never been in a long-term relationship.

Living in Sydney, and a successful tech entrepreneur, he has looked for a partner ever since finishing high school.

"The moment they see a wheelchair, people tend to create a story in their head of what that might mean," he said.

A company that issues Aviation Security Identity Cards has been hacked, leading to concerns that Australian airport security may have been compromised.

The identity cards are designed to stop organised criminals and terrorists from accessing planes and other restricted airport zones.

Hundreds of people applying for, or renewing their cards through NSW-based company Aviation ID Australia received emails on Wednesday telling them their application information, including name, street address, and Medicare card number may have been stolen.