Hello and welcome to all our readers, TGIF and all that. I'm Tom Flanagan and I'll be bringing you Yahoo's live news blog where as always we take you through the stories that really matter to you. First up, is back.
She's announced her first Australian tour in six years. Read more below. Sydneysiders are being offered free travel this weekend to make up for disruptions that come from strike action.
A woman has discovered she won $22 million on the while she made her way to work. Find out more below. Follow along as we bring you regular updates throughout the day.
Well this is one way to enjoy your morning commute. The winner of last night's was on her way to work when she discovered her life-changing win, taking home more than $22 million. “I just got to work, and I couldn’t help but yell out to everyone, ‘I won the $20 million!'" the Sydney woman in her 30s told lottery officials.
While the division one prize was initially $20 million, due to a large number of ticket sales, an extra $2.2 million was added to the jackpot. Commonwealth has pushed back its prediction for a long-awaited interest rate cut by a month, moving it to December from November.
It is still the earliest rate cut forecast by all of the major banks, with and expecting a February cut and forecasting one in May. CBA head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said the change was a result of "the August labour force survey coupled with still ". Read more from Yahoo Finance .
In some breaking news, Socceroos head coach Graham Arnold is set to resign, AAP reports. The 61-year-old led the Australian soccer team to their best finish at a World Cup in 2022 where they made the round of 16 for only the second time. His current spell, which began in 2018, was his second stint in charge of the national team after a caretaker role between 2006 and 2007.
Well this is a pretty staggering statistic. According to data from Novated Lease Australia, 74 per cent of all new cars purchased in Western Australia this year have been electric or hybrid. The state is way ahead of all the other states and territories, with the ACT in second with 28 per cent.
NSW has had the most EV sales of any jurisdiction with more than 44,000, 24 per cent of all car sales in third place. Victoria is the worst performing with just 17 per cent of all car sales in the state electric or hybrid. WA's remarkable love affair with electric cars is in part thanks to a $3,500 rebate in the state as well as the fact it can be powered by solar, the ABC reported.
We bring you some news just in now. Fears a bumper week of sport in Sydney would be disrupted by strike action on the transport network are no longer after the union said it would not go ahead with the planned action, the ABC reports. The NSW government had moved to offer Sydneysiders free transport all weekend to ease the pain of the any disruptions resulting from a dispute over pay and conditions.
It's about time really, isn't it? has revealed she'll be embarking on an Australian tour for the first time in six years. highly anticipated Tension Tour will be her biggest tour since 2011 and opens in Australia on February 15 next year in Perth. The tour will continue through Asia and reach the UK in May, with more dates and countries set to be announced in the coming weeks.
Along with Perth, Kylie will visit Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney. "I am beyond excited to announce the TENSION TOUR 2025," said in a statement. "I can’t wait to share beautiful and wild moments with fans all over the world, celebrating the Tension era and more! It’s been an exhilarating ride so far and now, get ready for your close up because I will be calling Lights, Camera, Action .
.. and there will be a whole lot of Padaming!" Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle.
