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.

A draft masterplan for the future of QUT’s Garden Points and Kelvin Grove campus has been put forward for public consultation, with major changes earmarked for the two campuses.

The 2018 to 2028 Draft Estate masterplan said the 10-year plan was needed because there have been significant changes to the university’s operating environment since the last plan was approved in 2009.

The draft plan said almost 50,000 students were enrolled at QUT in 2017 and were supported by more than 10,000 staff.

Several Ipswich and Rosewood line trains were cancelled or delayed on this morning when a cow wandered onto the tracks.

Translink reported the 6.29am Rosewood to Central train was cancelled from Ipswich station after reports of cow emerged.

The 6.57am Ipswich to Central train was also cancelled because of the animal.

The disruption should now be under control and normal services have resumed.

Following a five-year trail, a member of a neo-nazi gang has been found guilty of ten murders and sentenced to life in prison.

The majority were of Turkish descent, with one greek, and a police woman also among the victims, who were murdered between 2000 to 2007.

The connection between the murders was only discovered by chance in 2011, after a botched robbery led to the neo-Nazi group's discovery.

Beate Zschäpe, and two men had formed a terrorist cell called the National Socialist Underground.

The death toll from torrential rains in Japan has reached at least 169, with 79 people still missing.

Concerns are mounting over further casualties with heat stroke, lack of clean water, and infrastructure damage all posing serious risk to those affected.

The central government has designated the torrential rains a “serious disaster,” a category that will lead to increased financial aid for recovery efforts and allow the use of a reserved fund for support.

The chairman of the board of the ABC, Justin Milne has said the broadcaster's future is in digital only, and failure to invest in it now would cause it to wither and die in the future.

Stating the current political storm around the ABC as "situation normal", Mr Milne maintained the case for the ABC to ramp up its expansion into the digital realm.

"Let's be clear: if the ABC were barred from serving audiences on digital platforms, it would wither away and cease to exist," Mr Milne said.