CFMEU protests take over CBD streets, Mariah Carey's double tragedy: Australia news live

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the hugely successful soccer coach who took charge of the England national team for five years, died on Monday at the age of 76 following a battle with terminal pancreatic cancer.

His death came just days after a documentary about his life was released on Prime Video and features a goodbye message at the end that has touched the hearts of fans.

"I had a good life. I think we are all scared of the day when we die, but life is about death as well. You have to learn to accept it for what it is. Hopefully at the end people will say, yeah, he was a good man, but everyone will not say that," the Swede said.

"I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do.

"Don't be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it's been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it. Bye."

Viewers say the final scene brought them to tears and many hailed Eriksson for his stoic response to his diagnosis.

Watch the clip below.

Melbourne has entered positive net migration for the first time in four years, online removalist platform Muval claims its data shows.

That basically means more people are moving to the city than leaving it. A negative net migration could have been behind property prices stalling in Melbourne as the average property price in other state capitals continued to grow earlier this year.

Melbourne suffered badly in terms of resident numbers during the pandemic, particularly during a draconian and lengthy lockdown as the state battled to eradicate the Covid-19 virus.

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to punish Australians, Sydney, the country's most expensive city, continues to see the most people moving away.

The Wiggles have had their fair share of collaborations over the years and now they've teamed up with Sydney Water in a bid to crack down on water waste.

Releasing a song in the process, they want to teach kids about saving water after the average household's daily usage shot up by five litres.

“Our water supply is not endless. Our climate and city are changing, and the population continues to grow,” water conservation programs manager Suhanti Thirunavukarasu said.

“So we need to start thinking differently about how we can safeguard our water supply for our children and the generations to come."

Watch the song below.

Do you have a cat or dog flap at your home? Well you might want to make sure it's securely closed when leaving your property.

A Logan resident has caught an intruder entering their home through the dog flap on Monday, the Courier Mail reported. The moment, captured on a motion sensor camera, shows the person dressed head to toe in black with a face covering.

Locals couldn't believe what they were seeing after the vision was shared online. "That is absolutely crazy," one person wrote.

The number of international students coming into Australia will be capped at 270,000 in 2025, bringing the influx back to pre-pandemic levels in a move to combat those financially exploiting the industry.

This will allow for 145,000 enrolments at public universities, 95,000 foreign student commencements in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, and 30,000 places at other universities and providers.

This will only come into force if the federal government can pass legislation on the cap.

Education Minister Jason Clare says there are roughly 10 per cent more international students in universities than before the COVID-19 pandemic and 50 per cent more in private VET providers.

- AAP

In a sad update now following our earlier report, the parachutist who was critically injured in a horrifying accident has been confirmed dead.

A Queensland Police spokesperson said a man had been declared dead at the scene after paramedics rushed to a property in Tarawera, about 400km west of Brisbane, about 8am on Tuesday.

A Melbourne man was left in an emotional state after his late father's lottery numbers landed him close to $400,000 over the weekend.

The Taylors Lakes man was one of 14 division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4497 on Saturday and pocketed a total prize of $374,485.07.

He revealed he only started using his father's numbers a few months ago.

"You wouldn’t believe it. I changed my usual numbers just a few months ago to my late father’s numbers, which he always used," he told lottery officials.

“It’s crazy. He passed away a few years ago now, but I only felt compelled to change my numbers recently.

“Now I’ve got goosebumps!"

Coles has revealed it recorded profits of $1.1 billion in the past year – a 2.2 per cent increase – despite Australian families continuing to struggle amid a cost-of-living crisis.

Chief executive Leah Weckert stressed however household financial pressure was “front of mind”.

An Australian Council of Trade Unions inquiry into price gouging and unfair pricing practices in a range of industries, which reported its results early this year, was damning of supermarket price inflation.

Thousands of tradies have taken to the streets of Australia's major cities as they walk off the job as part of today's CFMEU protests.

Members of the embattled union were not deterred by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's warning of "consequences" if they took part with CBD streets in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane packed with workers.

Rallies supporting the embattled union are taking place in capital cities on Tuesday after its construction and general arm was compelled to accept a government-appointed administrator last Friday.

The federal government last week passed a Bill giving it powers to force the union, which has been dogged by allegations of widespread corruption and links to organised crime, into administration after securing a deal with the Coalition.

Aerial images shared on X by Nine News Melbourne's Chief of Staff Tom Kelly show what he described as a "sea of orange and yellow" in Carlton.

Two people have been caught allegedly trying to smuggle 6kg of MDMA in their luggage as they boarded the Spirit of Tasmania.

A man and woman who were stopped by police as they were about to board the Spirit of Tasmania ferry when it left Victoria from the port of Geelong on August 21.

A search of a suitcase revealed about 6kg of MDMA.

A 44-year-old man from Newport in Melbourne's west has been charged with trafficking a large commercial quantity of MDMA.

He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on November 26.

The bust came amid a major crackdown on organised crime across Australia, with more than 1600 people arrested and $93 million worth of drugs seized.

- AAP

Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer has revealed.

“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winning singer said in a statement.

“I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” the statement continued. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

Carey was previously engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer.

A parachutist has been rushed to hospital with “life-threatening injuries” following an incident west of Brisbane.

Emergency services were called to a property in Tarawera, about 400km west of Brisbane, about 8am on Tuesday.

Paramedics said they were assessing “a patient for life-threatening injuries following a parachuting incident”.

Two ambulance crews, including a rescue helicopter, and the Forensic Crash Unit were reportedly also called.

- NCA NewsWire

Kamala Harris has riled Donald Trump after her team requested the microphones during their upcoming presidential debate should not be muted at any point.

During Joe Biden's disastrous debate with Trump in June, each candidate could not speak when the other was as their microphone was turned off and this is the agreed rule for the upcoming debate on September 15.

However Harris' team wants that rule changed.

"The vice president is ready to deal with Trump’s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button," Harris campaign senior communications adviser Brian Fallon said in a statement.

Trump's team however are adamant the rules should stay the same.

“Enough with the games. We accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate," senior Trump adviser Jason Miller told Politico. "The Harris camp, after having already agreed to the CNN rules, asked for a seated debate, with notes, and opening statements. We said no changes to the agreed upon rules.”

Read more here.

How's this for a picture.

Researchers are "excited" after the Australian Museum unearthed forgotten photos of a deceased Tasmanian tiger.

Experts believe there could be similar images in private collections they don't know about. Such photos prove invaluable for researchers piecing together the history of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, which is also referred to as the thylacine.

Read more from Yahoo's Environment Editor Michael Dahlstrom here.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has stood by his comments labelling Peter Dutton the "most divisive" party leader in Australia's history.

Chalmers said during a speech on Monday that while Australian politics is relatively free of political violence, this can't be taken for granted and relies on leadership that avoids the politics of division.

"Leadership which is destructive, and divisive, is not really leadership at all and that's what we are seeing from Peter Dutton," Chalmers said as he delivered the 2024 Curtin Oration in Melbourne, as a federal election looms.

"He is the most divisive leader of a major political party in Australia's modern history - and not by accident, by choice.

"He divides deliberately, almost pathologically. This is worse than disappointing, it is dangerous."

Well it's certainly been a warm winter. And now we've got ourselves a new winter heat record.

A weather station at Yampi Sound in Western Australia's north recorded a temperature of 41.6C shortly before 3pm on Monday. It beats the previous Winter record of 41.2C at West Roebuck in 2020.

In the NT, winter temperatures hit the 40C mark for the first time ever at Bradshaw.