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Here are the main stories on Friday 19 September:
Optus says three people died after a network outage resulted in more than 600 triple zero calls failing in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Its CEO, Stephen Rue, said he was “so sorry” to the families the network “let down”, and said an investigation was under way.
Federal politics is again dominated by disputes on the climate crisis, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, saying the Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets is “extraordinary” as leader Sussan Ley says she “misspoke”.
China has urged Papua New Guinea not to sign a treaty that could restrict or prevent it from cooperating with another country, days after Australia failed to secure a defence pact with the Pacific nation.
Seven teenagers have been charged with murder after the stabbing deaths of 15-year-old Dau Akueng and 12-year-old Chol Achiek in Melbourne’s west earlier this month.
The South Australian cabinet has more women than men for the first time in state history after the shock departure of the deputy premier and treasurer.
A Victorian GP who treated triple murderer Erin Patterson and her victims after the deadly mushroom lunch has been slapped with conditions by the health regulator after speaking out about the case.
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Joe Longo, the chair of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, will not seek reappointment to the body when his term ends next May.
Enjoy the rest of your Friday and the weekend.
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Here’s the story we did about the 2024 outage. Optus was fined $12m for the outage, which also prevented people from calling triple zero.
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