Australian Politics in Turmoil: Telstra Outage Fallout Escalates A nationwide Telstra outage on Wednesday sparked widespread disruptions and frustration across the country. But the crisis has taken a tragic turn, with Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle claiming that an elderly person's death was directly linked to the outage. South Australian police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, which has raised serious concerns about the impact of the outage on vulnerable members of the community. As the opposition leader dismisses allegations and the government's shadow communications minister faces criticism for allegedly "testing" the triple-zero system during the outage, the fallout from the crisis continues to unfold.
South Australian police investigating death of elderly person Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle claimed was a result of the outageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor says his shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson was “doing her job” when she “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to it during Telstra’s nationwide outage.The opposition leader has also dismissed concerns about Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle’s claim that an elderly person died as a result of the outage on Wednesday, after South Australian police initially said they were unaware of any such death. Continue reading...
