Melbourne Cup public holiday in Victoria

2.30pm (AEDT) – Announcement on interest rates following today’s RBA board meeting

3.00pm (AEDT) – And they’re racing in the Melbourne Cup – broadcast live on Channel 10

7.30pm (AEDT) – Men’s ICC World Cup Cricket Group Stage – Australia v Afghanistan – Mumbai, India

Hug a Bear Day

Birthdays for David Guetta (1967), Matt Corby (1990), and Lorde (1996)

Anniversary of
• the birthdays of Marie Curie (1867), Leon Trotsky (1879), and Albert Camus (1913)
• Franklin D Roosevelt being re-elected President of the United States for a record 4th term (1944)
• Hillary Clinton being elected to the US Senate, becoming the first US First Lady to win public office – and while still the First Lady (2000)
• the death of Leonard Cohen (2016)