Australia news live: major outage hits Telstra mobile network; ‘radio fault’ shuts down Victoria’s regional trains

Meanwhile leaders from Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea to join Albanese at State of Origin decider. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All regional train services paused in Victoria due to radio network fault All of Victoria’s regional train services have been suspended due to a fault in the radio network. Due to a radio network fault affecting the network, services are currently unable to operate … Passengers are advised to defer travel where possible. It is completely inappropriate that, on a week especially, where we are talking about an ocean of peace in the Pacific, the Beijing regime decides to fire a missile into the region. It certainly goes to the contrast between what Australia’s view is of the Pacific family and clearly what the People’s Republic China’s view is. I am pleased that on this occasion they seem to be voicing a far more assertive position on the part of Australia, which is appropriate. But of course, they need to also be speaking directly to their counterparts in Beijing. Continue reading...