Telstra outage sparks chaos, man's surprise Lotto move after $1m win, religious group 'campaigning for Coalition undercover'

Hello and welcome to Yahoo's live news blog this Tuesday. Telstra customers have been hit with a major outage, leaving thousands unable to access their accounts and apps. Liberal Senator James Paterson has downplayed concerns members of a controversial religious group are campaigning for the party "undercover".

Hundreds of members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have been deployed at pre-polling booths at marginal seats, The Age reports. A Lotto winner says he's keeping his $1m windfall from his family for now. So when is the right time to tell them? Have your say below.



The debate over Welcome to Country has intensified overnight, with the two major parties clashing on the ABC's Q+A. Follow along as we bring you regular updates throughout the day. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@yahoonews.

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