As it presently stands, we really don't know how many regional Australians have been affected by triple 0 outages, but our lived experience in the regions is that it happens a lot.

Paula, who was playing golf in early August on the Mornington Peninsula when she experienced heart attack symptoms but could not reach triple 0 on her Optus-affiliate service

Smaller rural and remote councils face financial sustainability challenges that can seem insurmountable.

This negligent Albanese Labor government allowed another failure to happen on their watch. Clearly Optus is responsible. But the minister is where the buck stops, and that is our point.

Without triple 0, you don't get a firefighter or firefighting support. It's highly likely you'll die or suffer catastrophic injuries. Our job in opposition is to hold this government to account, and four lives have been lost—four!

“Sadly, the Government was not interested in a specific focus on abysmal regional connectivity and, yet again, told Parliament it’s their way or the highway.”

This isn't just about workers; it's about connectivity, livability and the future of regional Australia. Qantas needs to stop retreating into the big cities and start looking after the nation that gave it its wings.‍

“The morning after Victorian Labor rammed through draconian powers imposing fines of up to $8,000 for farmers refusing to allow TCV on their farms to build VNI West, the Prime Minister had the nerve to tell the Summit farmers deserve respect."

Topics: Triple Zero outage; Triple Zero inquiry; Optus; ACMA; Andrew Hastie; immigration; gambling reform.