The controversial Senator Rod Culleton has spoken for the first time following a bizarre incident outside a Perth court yesterday. The Senator fell when another man tried to serve documents on him. He claims it was a callous act, and that police are investigating other threats against the Senator. Despite the Senator facing a number of challenges to his Senate position, he says he's got no plans to step down.

Indonesia has formally suspended all military co-operation with Australia, allegedly over some offensive training material which was on display at an Australian base. Indonesian press reported this morning that the material was offensive to the founding principles of Indonesia.

A 35-year-old birthday card found discarded in a pile of illegally dumped asbestos has helped catch the culprits. After the birthday boy - now an adult - came forward, investigators were able to track down and fine two contractors in the New South Wales' Hunter region.

Irate Port Augusta residents have confronted the South Australian Environment Minister over ash dust which is blanketing their town. Heavy rain last week has caused the ash from the former Port Augusta power station to blow across the area, prompting an outcry from residents over health concerns. Now Senator Nick Xenophon has revealed documents which show ash stockpiles are even too dangerous for landfill.

Today's story features a woman named Maria Concetta Cacciola, the daughter of a powerful mafia boss in the Calabria region, in Italy's south-west. It's home to the ruthless 'ndrangheta clan, but prosecutors there say a growing number of women from inside the organisation are beginning to turn against their criminal relatives, and collaborate with authorities. Maria Cacciola was one of those women.

There are concerns the expansion of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will put increased pressure on an already challenged system. Disability advocates say ongoing technical issues with the payment and plan management portal need to be addressed immediately, with stage two of the NDIS roll out underway. And they want guarantees that staffing and resources will continue to be allocated to fix the problem.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un says Pyongyang is edging closer to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. In a nationally televised speech he's told North Koreans the intercontinental ballistic missiles are in their 'last stage' of development. Pyongyang has conducted two nuclear tests in the past year, including its biggest one to date and it's raised fears that North Korea has made significant nuclear advances.

An Indonesian billionaire with close links to Donald Trump is talking up his plans to emulate his American business partner and run for the nation's presidency. Hary Tanoe has built his immense wealth as a media mogul but right now he's building a vast Trump-themed hotel and golf course complex outside Jakarta. While the Ethnic-Chinese Christian Hary Tanoe might look like an unlikely contender to win the presidency right now it wasn't so long ago that the same thing could be said of President-elect Trump.

Donald Trump has promised to reveal new information about Russia's alleged hacking during the US election campaign. While Mr Trump has regularly praised Russian president Vladimir Putin, and continues to express scepticism about Russia's role in the hacking, senior members of his own party are now calling for stronger sanctions against the country.

A new campaign that is supported by entrepreneur Graeme Wood has upset the Tasmanian government and the salmon company Tassal. An ad depicting a fisherman defecating in Oakhampton Bay on Tasmania's East coast says that the proposed salmon farm will release fish waste into the bay. Tassal says the information in the ad is incorrect.