Triple Zero Calls Disrupted, Hanson Faces Scrutiny, Inflation Climbs in australia
Mornington Peninsula and frankston residents experienced disruptions to Triple Zero calls this week due to an outage affecting the Optus network, while One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is facing increased scrutiny over her taxpayer-funded expenses. concurrently, Australian inflation continues to rise, adding pressure to household budgets nationwide.
The Optus outage, impacting emergency calls in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and Frankston areas, underscores vulnerabilities in Australia’s telecommunications infrastructure and the critical need for network redundancy. While the issue has been resolved, it raises concerns about public safety during emergencies. Separately, Senator Hanson is under fire after reports revealed meaningful taxpayer costs associated with her parliamentary travel and office expenses.These developments occur against a backdrop of rising inflation, with the latest figures indicating continued economic challenges for Australians.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is facing criticism from Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe, who claims the state government is “throwing us all under the bus” with new police powers. Thorpe told ABC Radio Melbourne,”We know that racial profiling is a massive problem in Victoria,so I see a lot of harm being done from these ridiculous powers.”
Melbourne Lord Mayor nicholas Reece offered a contrasting view, stating, “This is very much welcome,” in response to the new powers. reece cited a 20 per cent increase in crime in Melbourne’s central city over the past year, adding, “We can’t keep doing things the same and expect things to change.” He acknowledged Thorpe’s point about the overrepresentation of non-white Australians in the justice system but disputed her claim of systemic racism within the police force.
Victoria Police maintains a “zero tolerance towards racial profiling” and asserts that designated area operations, such as the one depicted in an image released by the force showing seized weapons, “are an invaluable tool in assisting police with removing weapons from the streets, as knife crime in Victoria has risen.”
