Qantas passengers heading to Melbourne have been warned to check their flights for cancellations as more than one thousand Qantas engineers walking off the job; The country is swept up in footy finals fever with fans already in a frenzy ahead of Saturday's big showdown between the Swans and the Lions; More than 500 workers have lost their jobs as the Tomato Virus wreaks havoc in South Australia.

7NEWS Headlines with Larry Edmur and Kylie Gillies for September 26, 2024.

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