The Brief · Sep 14

- Ukrainian president sanctions his former spokeswoman for spreading Russian propaganda. - Trump adviser insists Australia would support America in a military conflict with China.

- An ACT planning committee rejected rezoning the Braddon Bowls site for a hotel and wellness centre. - A young man has returned to first-grade cricket and basketball coaching after surviving two strokes at age 22.

- Jakarta is now officially the world's largest city by population with nearly 42 million residents. - A man with genetic infertility remained undiagnosed until age 42 despite decades of clinic visits.

- Ascot and Hamilton have displaced Pullenvale as Brisbane's richest suburbs with top earners averaging 2.2 million dollars. - Coal power stations must close by 2034 and new petrol cars will be banned by 2035.