Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls amid questions about claimed Telstra-outage death in SA

South Australian police say they’re unaware of death despite claim by Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor says his shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson was “doing her job” when she “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to it during Telstra’s nationwide outage . The opposition leader has also dismissed concerns about Liberal senator Kerrynne
South Australian police investigating death of elderly person Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle claimed was a result of the outage
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Angus Taylor says his shadow communications minister Sarah Henderson was “doing her job” when she “tested” the triple-zero system by making unnecessary calls to it during Telstra’s nationwide outage.
The opposition leader has also dismissed concerns about Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle’s claim that an elderly person died as a result of the outage on Wednesday, after South Australian police initially said they were unaware of any such death.
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- Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls amid questions about claimed Telstra-outage death in SAGuardian - World · Sarah Basford Canales · Jul 9, 2026, 5:02 AM
- Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls as SA police investigate claimed Telstra-outage deathGuardian - World · Sarah Basford Canales and Dan Jervis-Bardy · Jul 9, 2026, 8:02 AM
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