Mark Gaetz is gone, but that’s not the end of the circus surrounding Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, with grave allegations swirling.

Millions of former tweeters have taken their spotless minds and ridden, on a butterfly’s wings, to an alternative reality: Bluesky, the microblogging site for progressive idealists.

The government of Laos publicly acknowledged the tragedy, which claimed the lives of two Australians, saying it was “profoundly saddened over the loss of lives”.

A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor "brutally raped and battered" her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly €250,000 ($400,000) by a civil court jury in Ireland.

The five remaining Bali Nine members could be transferred to Australia in December after consistent advocacy from the Albanese government.