Senate inquiry

Telstra's mobile network outage in Australia was caused by a faulty NTP server that reset its clock to 2006 during maintenance, disrupting emergency services, payments, and transport. The carrier admitted failures in documenting a design change and applying a software update, leading to widespread connectivity issues.

Telstra's nationwide outage was caused by a lack of software update on a critical time-keeping system and maintenance teams' unawareness of a design change. The failure impacted mobile services, trains, and retailers, prompting a Senate inquiry into the incident.

Deeming has filed a legal suit against the Victorian Liberal president, set to be heard in the supreme court. A blizzard brought snow to NSW and Victorian alps. Independent senator David Pocock criticized the gambling reform bill as insufficient and accused the prime minister of yielding to the gambling lobby.

A Labor-led joint human rights committee report criticizes proposed NDIS changes as 'retrogressive' and misaligned with a landmark review, warning that cuts to the $50bn scheme could reduce support for over 200,000 participants. The committee raised concerns about human rights implications of restricting access to disability support.