Australia news live: PM to host three Pacific leaders in Brisbane, with all eyes on China after missile test

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Telstra has blamed an issue with a time-keeping server for a major outage in which thousands of mobile customers were unable to make calls or access data on the country’s largest network on Wednesday morning.

The outage threw public transport services across Australia into chaos, with passengers asked to avoid V/Line trains in regional Victoria tomorrow as the network recovers.

The shadow communications minister, Sarah Henderson, defended making two test calls to triple zero today amid the Telstra outage, saying she was “clearly concerned about the well being and safety of Australians”.

Two investigations into complaints made against the former national anti-corruption commissioner, Paul Brereton , have been dropped after its watchdog said it could not “justify such expenditure”.

Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade say they are providing assistance to an Australian facing legal action in the US, coming after Australian-born Denise Nataly Migliore was arrested over allegedly voting illegally in US elections .

Anthony Albanese announced a $250m diplomacy plan to boost rugby league participation in the Pacific .

A high-profile Melbourne man was called a rapist and punched in the face by his former personal assistant shortly after he raped her at his home, a Victorian court has heard.

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi , began his first visit to Australia in three years, sparking calls for the federal government to raise human rights concerns , while excitement builds within the nation’s Indian diaspora.

Have a nice evening, we’ll see you tomorrow for another day of breaking news.