Taylor links Telstra outage to China with no evidence, Wells calls out "half-cocked" claim

Angus Taylor questioned whether Wednesday's Telstra outage was connected to a Chinese missile test in the Pacific, then admitted he had "no idea" whether any link existed. Telstra and the government had already ruled out malicious activity, pointing to a time-keeping server fault instead. Communications Minister Anika Wells, cutting short leave to manage the crisis, accused Taylor and Barnaby Joyce of "going off half-cocked" by raising China without evidence.