Australia's largest telecom company, Telstra, experienced a nationwide outage disrupting phone services, train operations, and online payments. Communications Minister Anika Wells cited the incident as a reason for low public trust in the industry. Telstra attributed the failure to a software defect, not a cyberattack, and an investigation is underway.
Australian ministers Anika Wells and Kristy McBain have criticized opposition figures Barnaby Joyce, Angus Taylor, and Sarah Henderson for speculating about Chinese involvement in a major Telstra outage without evidence. Henderson also faced criticism for "testing" the triple-zero emergency line during the outage.
Australian ministers are in conflict over a major Telstra outage. Communications Minister Anika Wells criticized opposition figures for suggesting China's involvement without evidence. Meanwhile, shadow minister Sarah Henderson faced backlash for testing the emergency triple-zero system during the outage.
An audit of Communications and Sports Minister Anika Wells's travel by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority found four breaches, but cleared her controversial trips to New York and Thredbo.
An audit of Communications and Sports Minister Anika Wells's travel by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority found four breaches, but cleared her controversial trips to New York and Thredbo.
