A new task force has been set up to prosecute NDIS frauds, established by the Federal Police, Department of Human Services and National Disability Insurance Agency.

Law enforcement minister Angus Taylor says schemes such as the NDIS have historically attracted organised crime.

A number of investigations are already underway, with intelligence suggesting minimal fraud is taking place currently.

At-home screening for 60 rare genetic disorders in babies is now a reality thanks to Sydney pathology company, Genepath.

Laboratory director Dr Ben Shum said the test checks for 50 conditions not currently subject to genetic screening in Australia.

While the test is not cheap or covered by Medicare currently, the hope for the future is to change this.

Nearly half of all Australian companies are being affected by cyber crime, according to a PwC global survey.

According to PwC cyber markets leader Steve Ingram, hacking is becoming simpler and easier for hackers, as well as cheaper.

60 percent of economic crimes in Australia are committed by a “frenemy”, an individual under the guise of a customer, supplier or employee.

Dismantling of rocket launch sites has seemingly begun in North Korea, with part of a key rocket site being destroyed spotted by satellite images.

The action comes as part of a promise made between US and North Korean leaders in June.

US leaders are unsure whether the site is a satellite launch site, as suggested by Pyongyang officials, with the US believing the site was used as a ballistic missile testing facility.

Hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers and their families have been evacuated to safety in Jordan with help from Israeli soldiers.

The request for the evacuation came as the volunteers and their relatives were threatened by advancing forces of the Syrian government in the south of the country.

The Syrian government has condemned the evacuation, accusing the White Helmets of being a Western-sponsored terrorist organisation.

Greek authorities says at least 20 people have died and another 69 hospitalised as two major forest fires burn near Athens.

The fires have prompted residents and tourists to flee to beaches east of Athens to be rescued by boat.

Greece is seeking international assistance to help cope with the fires.

A government inquiry will be launched into the New Generation Rollingstock trains, which have been criticised for disability access issues and various defects.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced retired District Court Judge Michael Forde will conduct an inquiry into the procurement of the trains, and their failure to comply with disability laws.

The $4.4 billion NGR trains, ordered by the Newman government in 2014, were delivered 18 months late and required an additional $150 million to fix major defects.