Australia news live: Telstra CEO to face parliamentary inquiry over mobile outage

Telstra, Australia's largest mobile operator, is facing serious scrutiny after a network outage last week that disrupted far more than just phone calls. Per The Guardian, the incident knocked out emergency triple zero services, crippled payment systems at businesses nationwide, and halted train services in two Australian states. The telecommunications company's chief executive, Vicki Brady, will appear before a parliamentary inquiry on Friday to answer for the failure, alongside other company executives.

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