Anika Wells ridicules Angus Taylor and Barnaby Joyce for linking Telstra outage with China

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Kristy McBain criticises shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson for ‘testing’ Triple-zero system during major network blackout

The communications minister, Anika Wells, has accused Barnaby Joyce and Angus Taylor of “going off half-cocked” by raising without evidence the prospect of China having been behind the major Telstra outage affecting millions of Australians nationwide.

The federal emergency management minister, Kristy McBain, also criticised the shadow communications minister, Sarah Henderson, after the Liberal senator said she had “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to the emergency line – which carries a criminal penalty.

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Live updates: US strikes Iran and reimposes sanctions in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping – CNN

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  1. Live updates: US strikes Iran and reimposes sanctions in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping  CNN
  2. CNBC Daily Open: Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine's attacks in Russia, Greenland  CNBC
  3. US military launches strikes against Iran, Central Command says  Reuters
  4. Oil Jumps on Iran Attack, Asian Stocks Set to Drop: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com
  5. U.S. Strikes Iran and Reimposes Sanctions After Tanker Attacks  The New York Times
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Farage Resigns and Says He Will Run Again in Special Election – The New York Times

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  1. Farage Resigns and Says He Will Run Again in Special Election  The New York Times
  2. Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering by-election which he says he will stand in  BBC
  3. Britain’s Nigel Farage Quits Parliament Amid Probe Into Finances but Vows Return  WSJ
  4. Nige throws the world’s biggest temper tantrum before grand byelection reveal  The Guardian
  5. Trump ally Nigel Farage quits UK parliament amid finance scandal to fight special election  CNBC
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Telstra blames ‘software defect’ for major outage that hit mobiles, trains and triple-zero calls

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Telco said outage was not due to a cyber-attack but warned of scammers calling people claiming to be from Telstra

Telstra has blamed a “software defect” that changed the time servers for a major outage in which thousands of mobile customers were unable to make calls or access data on the country’s largest network on Wednesday morning.

The telco, which powers about 25m mobile services nationwide, confirmed the outage on Wednesday, with all services restored by 4pm AEST.

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Ukrainian drones hammer Russia’s Saratov Oil Refinery, Tatarstan petrochemical plant, Zelensky confirms – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukrainian drones hammer Russia's Saratov Oil Refinery, Tatarstan petrochemical plant, Zelensky confirms  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine hits 21 Russian ships within 72 hours  Seatrade Maritime News
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 7, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s largest oil refinery as Zelenskyy says Siberia now ‘within reach’  CNBC
  5. Ukraine says its drones hit three refineries, tankers, in night of major strikes  Reuters
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Iran accuses US of violating peace agreement after strikes target sites around strait of Hormuz

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The US military said the strikes were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels on Tuesday that violated the ceasefire

Iran has accused the US of violating the agreement aimed at ending the war between the two sides, after the US military launched strikes around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Tehran to export oil.

The US military said the attacks launched in the early hours of Wednesday were in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were ⁠transiting through the strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

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