Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
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As the Telstra crisis unfolded, the Coalition fell victim to another communications failure
<p>He should be upping pressure on the government over the second major telco breakdown in 12 months, but Angus Taylor can’t stop scoring own goals</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/09/australia-news-live-telstra-mobile-internet-down-outage-triple-zero-v
The Guardian·11h ago
