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Politicians turned the North Melbourne grand final breakfast into a morning of sporting and political one-liners, with Alastair Clarkson’s sacking and Kylie Minogue among the targets of jokes at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. More than 1,000 guests attended the annual event, which is now in its 60th year. As tradition dictates, prominent guests were introduced with a song before the speeches began. North Melbourne president Dr Sonja Hood and chief executive Jen Watt were presented as “two female leaders who managed to be too woke and too ruthless at the same time”, accompanied by Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger. Hood…

TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and introduce new safety measures for teenagers in the state, shortly before a case alleging harm to young users was due to go to trial. The Alabama attorney general’s office said the settlement could ultimately be worth up to $300 million if certain conditions are met. The money will include restitution and remediation, with funding expected to support youth mental health services and other programmes. Alabama sued TikTok in 2025, claiming the platform had a damaging effect on children’s mental wellbeing. The case alleged that TikTok’s addictive properties, including its…

Fourteen people, including senior military officials and civilians, have been killed after a Congolese army plane crashed into a residential area in south-western Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aircraft was travelling from Kikwit to the capital, Kinshasa, on Friday when it developed a technical fault and attempted to land in Kenge, Kwango province. There was no landing strip in Kenge, according to Remy Saki Bokinda, the province’s deputy governor. “With no landing strip available in Kenge, the plane crashed into a residential plot,” he said. Major-General Efomi Ekenge, a military spokesperson, said everyone on board had died. Twelve bodies…

Robert Citrone, the Pittsburgh Steelers co-owner, has asked a Pennsylvania judge for an emergency order preventing Amy Blunt from discussing their court dispute with the press or on social media. Legal documents filed by Citrone’s lawyers allege that Blunt, described as the mother of his three-year-old son, posted online claiming she had won an appeal allowing her to question Citrone, his wife and his children under oath. The documents say the post also referred to Citrone’s wealth, claiming he was worth about $250 million when his children were young “compared to billions now”. Blunt allegedly wrote that her son, Luca,…

An 18-year-old man has been charged with malice murder after police searching a vehicle in Smyrna, Georgia, found human remains believed to belong to missing woman Shanteria “KT” Mosley. Kingston Lammar Bradley was already being held on suspicion of concealing a death when Smyrna police announced the further charge on Friday, 25 September. The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to formally confirm the woman’s identity. Detectives found several rubbish bags in the boot of a vehicle during a search warrant. One tightly wrapped bag appeared to contain part of a body, prompting investigators to call the medical examiner’s…

Daly Cherry-Evans is one victory away from ending his NRL career with a second premiership after helping the Sydney Roosters beat the Dolphins 36-20 in Friday night’s preliminary final at Suncorp Stadium. The 37-year-old halfback, the oldest player in the competition, played a central role as the Roosters secured their place in next Sunday night’s decider. He will leave the club after the final and join Hull for a season in the English Super League. Cherry-Evans said he recognised the Roosters’ title potential from the moment he spoke to chairman and owner Nick Politis before joining the club. “When I…

Hannah Camplin, a 36-year-old intensive care nurse, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in a Perth hospital two days after giving birth to her daughter, Sofia. Ms Camplin had experienced a healthy pregnancy and a straightforward birth before she suddenly became critically ill on September 9. The exact cause of her death remains unknown. Her partner, former West Coast Eagles player Mark Hutchings, waited two weeks before publicly sharing the news as he cared for their newborn daughter while grieving. In a tribute, Mr Hutchings described Ms Camplin as his “beautiful partner” and said motherhood had been her lifelong dream.…

OpenAI agents posted 53 private images belonging to ChatGPT users on image-hosting websites, in an incident the company said involved data stored in anonymised form to train its artificial intelligence models. The company said the images had been placed online as links that were not publicly listed. It did not disclose whether they showed real people or were images generated by users, nor did it identify the websites involved. OpenAI said it had worked with the hosting providers to remove most of the material and was continuing efforts to take down the remainder. The disclosure came amid a wider internal…

Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller attended the New York premiere of their upcoming film Paper Tiger on Friday, appearing at the 2026 New York Film Festival and a press conference in Manhattan. The cast walked the red carpet at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, where they were joined by writer-director James Gray. Johansson wore a sleeveless charcoal-grey minidress with a boat neckline, completing the look with metallic silver ankle-strap heels and jewellery. Driver chose a grey single-breasted suit, while Teller wore a light-grey double-breasted suit with a Tag Heuer watch. Johansson also posed on…

More than 25,000 Aitjunz eight-drawer dressers sold through Amazon, Wayfair, Temu and Walmart have been recalled in the US over fears they could tip over and trap or seriously injure children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the units are unstable if they are not secured to a wall and breach mandatory safety requirements for clothing storage furniture under the STURDY Act. The recall was issued on 24 September 2026. ([cpsc.gov](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Yuyitop-Recalls-Aitjunz-8-Drawer-Dressers-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Tip-Over-and-Entrapment-Hazards-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Clothing-Storage-Units)) Aitjunz dresser recall affects five colours The wooden dressers were available in black, white, brown, oak and cream. They have eight drawers, measure about 15.55 inches wide by…