Melbourne-based writer Clementine Ford, renowned for publicly shaming men who send her abuse and unsolicited images online, has released her first book.

Police are investigating a stabbing in Brisbane overnight that left two people hospitalised.

A Mulim-American group has blasted Donald Trump as "bigoted" and says it is working to mobilise its people to elect Hillary Clinton as president.

Holiday makers in Bali have been stranded, with delays affecting Jetstar and Tigerair flights from Australian capital cities.

The man who was shot dead by police in Charlotte, US, sparking a week of protests, had previously threatened his family.

The room smelt of rotting food, but not of decaying flesh, police said.

Donald Trump has denied he sniffed his way through the first US presidential debate on Monday night.

The World Health Organisation and the Red Cross have called for sick and wounded people in the Syrian city of Aleppo to be evacuated for treatment.

The federal environment minister says human safety must be prioritised when considering shark culls and drum lines following the attack of a surfer in NSW.

More rain is expected in western NSW on Thursday and Friday as the flood peak moves downstream from Forbes towards Condobolin.

Police hold concerns for a 16-year-old girl last seen at a train station in Sydney's south.

Iranian media have slammed Trade Minister Steve Ciobo's remarks about its human rights record as "rude".

The years haven't always been kind of Goulburn, but locals passionate about their town are persuading travellers on the Hume to make a stop.

Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has spent his first day in Iran signing a slew of pacts on greater cooperation with Tehran.

Tiahleigh, 12, disappeared on October 30, her foster father claimed he dropped her off at school and she failed to come home.

A man has been killed in northeast Victoria after being hit by a car that also struck a cow on the Hume Highway.

Passengers have been stopped in their tracks during the busy school holiday period as Jetstar, Virgin and Tigerair grounded services.

Police in Wollongong have charged a second man in connection with a shooting last week.

A investigation is to take place after a car being followed by police crashed in Orange, central-west NSW, leaving a woman passenger dead.

The murder case against Cy Walsh will return to the Supreme Court in Adelaide on Wednesday.

Heavy rain is tipped to fall on flood-affected parts of Victoria on Wednesday night.

A man will face court over a stabbing on the Gold Coast, which allegedly happened when the victim answered his front door.

A Melbourne man found guilty of trying to murder a stranger who he stabbed multiple times from behind is due to be sentenced.

Footage of the death of an Aboriginal woman in police custody will be considered for release in a WA court on Wednesday.

Gina Rinehart's proposed Alpha coalmine in Queensland is a step closer after clearing a legal hurdle in the state's highest court.