Guardian AU
Australia news live: major Telstra network outages shut down regional trains in Victoria and NSW and impact triple-zero calls
A major Telstra network outage has crippled regional train services across Victoria and New South Wales, with V/Line forced to halt operations entirely due to a radio network fault. The disruption is also affecting triple-zero emergency calls, raising serious public safety concerns. Australia's acting communications minister confirmed a "large number of mobile calls and connections" have been impacted across the country.
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Australia news live: major outage hits Telstra mobile network; PM to host three Pacific leaders in Brisbane
Telstra's mobile network suffered a major outage as Prime Minister Albanese prepared to host leaders from Tonga, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea in Brisbane for the State of Origin decider. Meanwhile, Albanese faces mounting pressure ahead of his Melbourne summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address human rights concerns — a conversation that could test the diplomatic balance between Australia's strategic partnership with India and its stated commitment to human rights advocacy.
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Australia news live: major Telstra network outage shuts down Victoria’s regional trains and impacts triple-zero calls
A major Telstra network outage has brought Victoria's regional train network to a standstill, with V/Line forced to cancel services across the board due to a radio network fault. The outage has also impacted triple-zero emergency calls, raising serious public safety concerns. The scale of the disruption underscores the risks of critical infrastructure relying on a single telecommunications provider.
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Australians face record high rents as agents see 'inquiries flooding in'
Rental markets across Australia's capital cities are under severe pressure, with vacancy rates at historic lows and landlords capitalizing on surging demand. The collision of rising interest rates, strong population growth, and constrained housing supply has pushed rents to record highs in multiple cities. For tenants, the outlook offers little relief as agents report an unprecedented volume of inquiries for every available property.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Albanese and Modi to strike breakthrough uranium deal
Australia is poised to finally deliver on its decade-old nuclear agreement with India, with Prime Ministers Albanese and Modi set to finalize a deal that will see meaningful uranium exports flow between the two nations. The original 2014 pact stalled over technical and regulatory hurdles that kept Australian uranium largely out of Indian hands. The breakthrough matters because India's ambitious nuclear energy expansion represents one of the world's largest untapped markets for Australian resources.
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