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Hannah Kennelly and Andrew Wu have offered their predictions for the AFL season decider, discussing the grand final in wet conditions. The pair braved the rain as they shared their tips ahead of the Australian rules football showpiece.

Brisbane Lions fans travelling to Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final have faced delayed and cancelled flights, with restricted movements and poor visibility affecting services from Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Nearly 100,000 supporters are expected at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the meeting between Brisbane and the Fremantle Dockers, but some fans risk missing the match because of the disruption. One traveller at Brisbane Airport told 3AW Drive host Jacqueline Felgate: “I’m in the Brisbane airport now and heaps of flights to Melbourne have been delayed/ cancelled.” Another supporter said: “Flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne cancelled and delayed.…

Donald Trump is seeking to withhold $800 million in funds approved by Congress. The proposal concerns money that has already received congressional approval.

Netflix’s A Different World revival was filmed in Atlanta, using exterior locations at three historically Black colleges: Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College and Morehouse College. The sequel follows Deborah Wayne, played by Maleah Joi Moon, as she begins her freshman year at the fictional Hillman College, the same university attended by her parents in the original series. Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy return as Dwayne Wayne and Whitney Gilbert, while the new series offers a modern-day perspective on the institution made famous by the original sitcom. Where was Netflix’s A Different World filmed? Production took place in Atlanta and was…

Charges against three people arrested over a shooting at a Richardson Waffle House in Texas have been dropped, while police continue to search for the person who fired the shot that left an 18-year-old paralysed. Taylor Griffin, 18, and Charles Webster, 17, were arrested on 26 March in connection with the shooting at the restaurant on West Spring Valley Road on 19 March. Both had been charged with engaging in organised criminal activity. A third teenager, who was charged with deadly conduct as a juvenile, has also had the charge dropped, according to the Richardson Police Department. Police said additional…

Fans have gathered at the MCG for the 2026 AFL Grand Final, with Brisbane Lions supporters facing Fremantle Dockers fans before the match in wet conditions. Supporters from both clubs arrived early in Melbourne, settling into the stadium as rain left the ground soggy ahead of the Brisbane Lions v Fremantle Dockers clash. Brisbane fan Andrew Svenson was among those making his way to the ground, while other Lions supporters arrived carrying hopes of seeing their team lift the trophy. Fremantle followers also travelled to the MCG in large numbers, with fans gathering outside and taking part in live television…

Pope Leo XIV has made his first official papal visit to France in 18 years, drawing huge crowds during a visit centred on a mass at the Stade de France. The Pope delivered a message of encouragement to thousands of young people gathered at the Paris stadium. The visit is the first official papal trip to France in nearly two decades.

Police are investigating after teenagers playing basketball outside Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, Minnesota, came under gunfire from a passing vehicle. No one was injured, but officers say the group on the court appears to have been the intended target rather than the church itself. The shooting happened at about 8pm on Tuesday, 22 September, at the church on Eden Avenue. Witnesses told investigators that a second group of young people arrived in a vehicle and fired handguns at the basketball players before immediately leaving. Edina police said officers reached the scene in less than a minute. The…

Charges have not been ruled out after a high-speed NSW police car crash killed 20-year-old constable Mia Lay. The police vehicle struck a tree with such force that it was torn in half, resulting in the young officer’s death. Authorities have not ruled out taking further action over the crash.

A man accused of killing Pittsburgh children’s doctor Dr Idris Evans in a late-night home invasion had been facing burglary and theft charges over an alleged break-in at an ex-partner’s home months earlier, authorities said. Elijah Hemingway, 32, was arrested on July 9 in connection with the earlier case and released the following day while the charges remained pending. He is now accused of entering Dr Evans’s family home in Edgewood, Allegheny County, through an open window shortly after 12.30am on Thursday. Police allege he went upstairs and attacked the doctor and his wife, Gina, with a knife as they…