Australia news live: mobile networks ‘not infallible’, Telstra boss tells Senate inquiry; Hanson’s podcast comments ‘ludicrous’, Labor MP says

• 01Telstra Chief Executive Officer Vicki Brady testified before the Senate regarding a recent mobile network outage.
• 02Vicki Brady stated that mobile networks are complex and evolving technologies that cannot be infallible.
• 03Brady asserted that no telecommunications company globally can guarantee zero network outages.
• 04Brady acknowledged that Telstra's controls and processes failed to prevent the outage and expressed regret for the impact on customers.
• 05The testimony occurred during a Senate hearing questioning whether Australians should accept mobile network outages as a standard occurrence.

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Telstra CEO Vicki Brady testified at a Senate hearing regarding a recent mobile network outage, asserting that no global telco can guarantee zero outages due to the complexity of evolving technology. Brady admitted that Telstra's controls and processes failed, stating the situation was "not good enough" and expressing deep apologies for the impact on users.